diff --git a/flux_local/git_repo.py b/flux_local/git_repo.py
index a33a7742..434fc089 100644
--- a/flux_local/git_repo.py
+++ b/flux_local/git_repo.py
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ def create_worktree(repo: git.repo.Repo, existing_branch: str | None = None) ->
 
     This is used to get a fork of the current repo without any local changes
     in order to produce a diff.
-    Specifying existing_branch allows  to compare the current state with the exisiting branch.
+    Specifying existing_branch allows  to compare the current state with the existing branch.
     """
     orig = os.getcwd()
     with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir: