diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/force-update-period/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/force-update-period/build.sbt
index b7505be1d..aa69bcfa2 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/force-update-period/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/force-update-period/build.sbt
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ TaskKey[Unit]("check-last-update-time") := (streams map { (s) =>
   val exists = fullUpdateOutput.exists()
   s.log.info(s"Amount of time since last full update: $timeDiff")
   if (exists && timeDiff > 5000) {
-    sys.error("Full update not perfomed")
+    sys.error("Full update not performed")
   }
 }).value