diff --git a/src/caosdb/status_code_description.cpp b/src/caosdb/status_code_description.cpp
index a18c3fbcba3c93f66b837bbfe0d7e0ff725ff4ca..d1f651257bc1a682870ffb52650a42c4d16ec642 100644
--- a/src/caosdb/status_code_description.cpp
+++ b/src/caosdb/status_code_description.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ auto get_status_description(int code) -> const std::string & {
     {StatusCode::CONFIGURATION_ERROR,
      "An error occurred during the configuration of the ConfigurationManager."},
     {StatusCode::CONNECTION_CONFIGURATION_ERROR,
-     "Wither there is no connection of the given name or the given connection has a faulty "
+     "Either there is no connection of the given name or the given connection has a faulty "
      "configuration"},
     {StatusCode::TRANSACTION_STATUS_ERROR,
      "The Transaction is in a wrong state for the attempted action."},