diff --git a/signer/core/uiapi.go b/signer/core/uiapi.go
index 12ce29ed24..25a587de56 100644
--- a/signer/core/uiapi.go
+++ b/signer/core/uiapi.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (api *UIServerAPI) Import(ctx context.Context, keyJSON json.RawMessage, old
 
 // New creates a new password protected Account. The private key is protected with
 // the given password. Users are responsible to backup the private key that is stored
-// in the keystore location thas was specified when this API was created.
+// in the keystore location that was specified when this API was created.
 // This method is the same as New on the external API, the difference being that
 // this implementation does not ask for confirmation, since it's initiated by
 // the user