diff --git a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
index 38f97dd8f9..96d898972d 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
+++ b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         // HACK: We assume all settings want to be disabled
         SettingsStore.getValue = sinon.stub().returns(false);
 
-        // This option clobbers the duratrion of all animations to be 1ms
+        // This option clobbers the duration of all animations to be 1ms
         // which makes unit testing a lot simpler (the animation doesn't
         // complete without this even if we mock the clock and tick it
         // what should be the correct amount of time).