diff --git a/tests/validate-dirty-db.py b/tests/validate-dirty-db.py
index 68a62701dd6..ac7520bc353 100755
--- a/tests/validate-dirty-db.py
+++ b/tests/validate-dirty-db.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def runNodeosAndGetOutput(myTimeout=3):
         assert(ret)
         assert(isinstance(ret, tuple))
         if not ret[0]:
-            errorExit("Failed to startup nodeos sucessfully on try number %d" % (i))
+            errorExit("Failed to startup nodeos successfully on try number %d" % (i))
         assert(ret[1])
         assert(isinstance(ret[1], dict))
         # pylint: disable=unsubscriptable-object