diff --git a/README_SETUP.md b/README_SETUP.md
index 0a569eed403a79dd7c8163971c7a6972b65df192..bcda25acc80f00ef9801357f786d973face177fa 100644
--- a/README_SETUP.md
+++ b/README_SETUP.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ You can use a json file for the configuration of the client. See
 `caosdb-client-configuration-schema.json` to validate your schema.
 
 The client will load the configuration file from the first existing
-file in the following locations (precendence from highest to lowest):
+file in the following locations (precedence from highest to lowest):
 
 1. A file specified by the environment variable
    `$CAOSDB_CLIENT_CONFIGURATION`.