diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
index df243d0db..c9022d35c 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class BaseActivity(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(representative, models.User)
 
     def test_init(self, *_):
-        """simple successfuly init"""
+        """simple successfully init"""
         instance = ActivityObject(id="a", type="b")
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(instance, "id"))
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(instance, "type"))