diff --git a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1/BrutzmanRefactorTcpExample1Telnet.java b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1/BrutzmanRefactorTcpExample1Telnet.java
index ab8e1ff23b6adcd30f63084d2b543bc6d753da6e..f7cfe80e4ceff8694d048152f7d390a13c388efc 100644
--- a/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1/BrutzmanRefactorTcpExample1Telnet.java
+++ b/assignments/src/MV3500Cohort2019JulySeptember/homework1/BrutzmanRefactorTcpExample1Telnet.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public class BrutzmanRefactorTcpExample1Telnet
             // Program modification: provide more helpful information to user if
             // exception occurs when running twice at one time
             
-            // brute force exception checking, can be brittle if exection message changes
+            // brute force exception checking, can be brittle if exception message changes
             // if (e.getMessage().equals("Address already in use: NET_Bind")) 
 
             if (e instanceof java.net.BindException)