diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/netflix/edda/Observable.scala b/src/main/scala/com/netflix/edda/Observable.scala
index da68219..561eaf7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/netflix/edda/Observable.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/netflix/edda/Observable.scala
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ abstract class Observable extends StateMachine {
   protected override def initState =
     addInitialState(super.initState, newLocalState(ObservableState()))
 
-  /** setup trasitions to handle Oberserve and Ignore messages */
+  /** setup transitions to handle Observe and Ignore messages */
   private def localTransitions: PartialFunction[(Any, StateMachine.State), StateMachine.State] = {
     case (gotMsg @ Observe(from, caller), state) => {
       implicit val req = gotMsg.req