diff --git a/config/discourse_defaults.conf b/config/discourse_defaults.conf
index cede9cbeaea..2f1ba286d47 100644
--- a/config/discourse_defaults.conf
+++ b/config/discourse_defaults.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ db_pool = 8
 # ActiveRecord connection pool timeout in milliseconds
 db_timeout = 5000
 
-# Database connection timoue in seconds
+# Database connection timeout in seconds
 db_connect_timeout = 5
 
 # socket file used to access db