diff --git a/ffdc/ssh_utility.py b/ffdc/ssh_utility.py
index 51e8209..7957465 100644
--- a/ffdc/ssh_utility.py
+++ b/ffdc/ssh_utility.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         r"""
         Description of argument(s):
 
-        hostname                name/ip of the remote (targetting) host
+        hostname                name/ip of the remote (targeting) host
         username                user on the remote host with access to FFCD files
         password                password for user on remote host
         """