diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 606feaf4..e0612e28 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ loaded with::
 
     nix-shell develop.nix
 
-this will setup the required python envoirment to run piker, make sure to
+this will setup the required python environment to run piker, make sure to
 run::
 
     pip install -r requirements.txt -e .