diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/ctxcsn.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/ctxcsn.c
index 1b4706b0bd..a76bae3331 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/ctxcsn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/ctxcsn.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ bdb_csn_commit(
 			goto rewind;
 		case DB_KEYEXIST :
 			rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;
-			rs->sr_text = "context csn exists before contex prefix does";
+			rs->sr_text = "context csn exists before context prefix does";
 			return BDB_CSN_ABORT;
 		default :
 			rs->sr_err = LDAP_OTHER;