diff --git a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
index 599f8d49653..3e907b9a613 100755
--- a/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
+++ b/test/sanity/validate-modules/main.py
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class ModuleValidator(Validator):
                 self.reporter.warning(
                     path=self.object_path,
                     code=291,
-                    msg='Found Try/Except block without HAS_ assginment'
+                    msg='Found Try/Except block without HAS_ assignment'
                 )
 
     def _ensure_imports_below_docs(self, doc_info, first_callable):