diff --git a/debian/etc/taler/taler.conf b/debian/etc/taler/taler.conf
index 911abec28..71663be5e 100644
--- a/debian/etc/taler/taler.conf
+++ b/debian/etc/taler/taler.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #   looking at.
 # - overrides.conf contains configuration overrides that are
 #   set by some tools that help with the configuration,
-#   and should not be edited by humands.  Comments in this file
+#   and should not be edited by humans.  Comments in this file
 #   are not preserved.
 # - conf.d/ contains configuration files for
 #   Taler components, which can be read by all