diff --git a/rauth/service.py b/rauth/service.py
index f04b7da..edd725f 100644
--- a/rauth/service.py
+++ b/rauth/service.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def get_session(self, token=None):
         authenticated session, otherwise an unauthenticated session object is
         generated. Returns an instance of :attr:`session_obj`..
 
-        :param token: A token with which to initilize the session.
+        :param token: A token with which to initialize the session.
         :type token: str
         '''
         if token is not None: