diff --git a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
index 3b817c65b76..4702d69daba 100644
--- a/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
+++ b/apps/user_ldap/group_ldap.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class OC_GROUP_LDAP extends OC_Group_Backend {
 		} else if(count($groups) < 1) {
 			return false;
 		} else {
-			throw new Exception('Too many groups of the same name!? – this excpetion should never been thrown :)');
+			throw new Exception('Too many groups of the same name!? – this exception should never been thrown :)');
 		}
 	}