diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
index c27b12581..422f16291 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/net/telnet/InvalidTelnetOptionException.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public InvalidTelnetOptionException(final String message, final int optcode) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the error message of ths exception.
+     * Gets the error message of the exception.
      *
      * @return the error message.
      */