diff --git a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/iapi/sql/conn/LanguageConnectionContext.java b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/iapi/sql/conn/LanguageConnectionContext.java
index 1f1931b5cd..ad8443baf8 100644
--- a/java/engine/org/apache/derby/iapi/sql/conn/LanguageConnectionContext.java
+++ b/java/engine/org/apache/derby/iapi/sql/conn/LanguageConnectionContext.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ Do a rollback, as issued directly by a user (e.g. via Connection.rollback()
 	 * compile time locks or autoincrement-- hence we do not provide 
 	 * abortNestedTransaction. 
 	 *
-	 * @exception StandardException thrown on erro
+	 * @exception StandardException thrown on error
 	 *
 	 * @see TransactionController#startNestedUserTransaction
 	 */