diff --git a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
index 337301977e..13521cedbb 100644
--- a/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
+++ b/flyteadmin/pkg/manager/impl/execution_manager.go
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ func (m *ExecutionManager) TerminateExecution(
 	}
 
 	if common.IsExecutionTerminal(core.WorkflowExecution_Phase(core.WorkflowExecution_Phase_value[executionModel.Phase])) {
-		return nil, errors.NewAlreadyInTerminalStateError(ctx, "Cannot abort an already terminate workflow execution", executionModel.Phase)
+		return nil, errors.NewAlreadyInTerminalStateError(ctx, "Cannot abort an already terminated workflow execution", executionModel.Phase)
 	}
 
 	err = transformers.SetExecutionAborting(&executionModel, request.Cause, getUser(ctx))