diff --git a/setup/so-whiptail b/setup/so-whiptail
index 5a0b7a819..c49e7396a 100755
--- a/setup/so-whiptail
+++ b/setup/so-whiptail
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ whiptail_install_type_dist() {
 
 	dist_option=$(whiptail --title "$whiptail_title" --menu "Do you want to start a new deployment or join this box to \nan existing deployment?" 11 75 2 \
 		"New Deployment         " "Create a new Security Onion deployment" \
-		"Existing Deployment    " "Join to an exisiting Security Onion deployment " \
+		"Existing Deployment    " "Join to an existing Security Onion deployment " \
 		 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3
 	)
 	local exitstatus=$?