diff --git a/tests/test_mpsd_software.py b/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
index 7a8e4c1863f68ed4ef2ef86560894dcdc246d1db..79fc35cea3ee48a3f7f625abd3495bd607bcf51c 100644
--- a/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
+++ b/tests/test_mpsd_software.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def test_get_root_dir(tmp_path):
         root_dir = mod.get_root_dir()
         assert root_dir == tmp_path
 
-        # test that root_dir from paret is detected correctly
+        # test that root_dir from parent is detected correctly
         sub_dir = tmp_path / "sub_dir"
         sub_dir.mkdir()
         with mod.os_chdir(sub_dir):