diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 05d4bd9d8eaf4bee2f711d79efdae5b60c68c6d1..2145f43bbea55e0d0c7429d7f631c6ce731300ef 100755
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int loadPath( DrawSVG* drawsvg, const char* path) {
 
   // file exist?
   if(stat(path, &st) < 0 ) {
-    msg("File does not exit: " << path);
+    msg("File does not exist: " << path);
     return -1;
   }