1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index 28bb2eb662..cd30e6b80a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def prepare_database(
             # which should be empty.
             if config is None:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    "config==None in prepare_database, but databse is not empty"
+                    "config==None in prepare_database, but database is not empty"
                 )
 
             # if it's a worker app, refuse to upgrade the database, to avoid multiple