diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/nanohttpd/protocols/http/NanoHTTPD.java b/core/src/main/java/org/nanohttpd/protocols/http/NanoHTTPD.java
index 42c21514..7a389c0d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/nanohttpd/protocols/http/NanoHTTPD.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/nanohttpd/protocols/http/NanoHTTPD.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ protected ClientHandler createClientHandler(final Socket finalAccept, final Inpu
      * provide a subclass of the ServerRunnable.
      * 
      * @param timeout
-     *            the socet timeout to use.
+     *            the socket timeout to use.
      * @return the server runnable.
      */
     protected ServerRunnable createServerRunnable(final int timeout) {