diff --git a/src/NodeApi/DotNetHost/NativeHost.cs b/src/NodeApi/DotNetHost/NativeHost.cs
index c71bcaf5..90311305 100644
--- a/src/NodeApi/DotNetHost/NativeHost.cs
+++ b/src/NodeApi/DotNetHost/NativeHost.cs
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ private hostfxr_handle InitializeManagedRuntime(
                 runtimeConfigPathBytes, initializeParameters: null, out hostContextHandle);
         }
 
-        CheckStatus(status, "Failed to inialize CLR host.");
+        CheckStatus(status, "Failed to initialize CLR host.");
 
         Trace("< NativeHost.InitializeManagedRuntime()");
         return hostContextHandle;