diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet_cli_controller.py b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet_cli_controller.py
index 51e7df9174..2b02038dc7 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/wallet_cli_controller.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/wallet_cli_controller.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ async def _read_available_output(self) -> str:
 
             return result
         except Exception as e:
-            self.log.error(f"read tiemout '{e}'")
+            self.log.error(f"read timeout '{e}'")
             self.wallet_commands_file.write(b"read from stdout timedout\n")
             return ''