diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_word_cloud.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_word_cloud.py
index c690054cbb..7c7e545894 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_word_cloud.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_word_cloud.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class WordCloudModuleTest(LogicTest):
         })
 
     def test_good_ajax_request(self):
-        "Make shure that ajax request works correctly"
+        "Make sure that ajax request works correctly"
         post_data = MultiDict(('student_words[]', word) for word in ['cat', 'cat', 'dog', 'sun'])
         response = self.ajax_request('submit', post_data)
         self.assertEqual(response['status'], 'success')