diff --git a/cassandra/image/files/cassandra.yaml b/cassandra/image/files/cassandra.yaml
index 7bb15d76..df538ab2 100644
--- a/cassandra/image/files/cassandra.yaml
+++ b/cassandra/image/files/cassandra.yaml
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ windows_timer_interval: 1
 
 # Enables encrypting data at-rest (on disk). Different key providers can be plugged in, but the default reads from
 # a JCE-style keystore. A single keystore can hold multiple keys, but the one referenced by
-# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt opertaions; previously used keys
+# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt operations; previously used keys
 # can still (and should!) be in the keystore and will be used on decrypt operations
 # (to handle the case of key rotation).
 #