diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
index 591782bbba3..2f9779b5467 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/executor_test.go
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@ func TestPassthroughDDL(t *testing.T) {
 		TargetString: "TestExecutor",
 	}
 
-	alterDDL := "/* leading */ alter table passthrough_ddl add columne col bigint default 123 /* trailing */"
+	alterDDL := "/* leading */ alter table passthrough_ddl add column col bigint default 123 /* trailing */"
 	_, err := executorExec(ctx, executor, session, alterDDL, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wantQueries := []*querypb.BoundQuery{{