diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index e84963e41df0b85d4a20327effc7db834d1defba..f3378925aca3ecd3d57751f7acfe38d40075e70c 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def create_log_file_names(
 
     If a toolchain is given, then the build log file name is created.
     if no toolchain is given, then the installer log file name is created.
-    The insaller log file hosts the logs of the installer script, while
+    The installer log file hosts the logs of the installer script, while
     the build log file hosts the logs of the build process as generated by the
     spack_setup.sh script.