diff --git a/source/tutorial/write-scripts-for-the-mongo-shell.txt b/source/tutorial/write-scripts-for-the-mongo-shell.txt
index e993bc0b2e0..f181e8c07b5 100644
--- a/source/tutorial/write-scripts-for-the-mongo-shell.txt
+++ b/source/tutorial/write-scripts-for-the-mongo-shell.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ following:
   method or the :method:`connect()` method. You can assign the database
   reference to a variable other than ``db``.
 
-- Inside the script, cal :method:`db.getLastError()` explicitly to
+- Inside the script, call :method:`db.getLastError()` explicitly to
   wait for the result of :doc:`write operations
   </core/write-operations>`.