diff --git a/pkg/blobserver/registry.go b/pkg/blobserver/registry.go
index 01d55067e..f3c3563e1 100644
--- a/pkg/blobserver/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/blobserver/registry.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func RegisterHandlerConstructor(typ string, ctor HandlerConstructor) {
 // provided JSON configuration, and finding peer handlers and
 // configuration from the environment in 'loader'.
 //
-// The handler 'typ' must have bee previously registered with
+// The handler 'typ' must have been previously registered with
 // RegisterHandlerConstructor.
 func CreateHandler(typ string, loader Loader, config jsonconfig.Obj) (http.Handler, error) {
 	mapLock.Lock()