diff --git a/bids-validator/validators/tsv/tsv.js b/bids-validator/validators/tsv/tsv.js
index f4ca95b75..62b9f43fa 100644
--- a/bids-validator/validators/tsv/tsv.js
+++ b/bids-validator/validators/tsv/tsv.js
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ const TSV = (file, contents, fileList, callback) => {
   }
   */
 
-  // check partcipants.tsv for age 89+
+  // check participants.tsv for age 89+
   if (file.name === 'participants.tsv') {
     checkAge89(rows, file, issues)
   }