diff --git a/irods_capability_automated_ingest/irods/filesystem.py b/irods_capability_automated_ingest/irods/filesystem.py
index c5b5649..6403703 100644
--- a/irods_capability_automated_ingest/irods/filesystem.py
+++ b/irods_capability_automated_ingest/irods/filesystem.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def sync_file(hdlr_mod, logger, session, meta, op, **options):
         )
 
     # If data object doesn't exist, just do a standard put
-    # If data object does exists, we know op=PUT_SYNC, and we re-copy whole file again, so it is fine also
+    # If data object does exist, we know op=PUT_SYNC, and we re-copy whole file again, so it is fine also
     else:
         logger.info(
             f"uploading object {source_physical_fullpath} from local filesystem, options = {options}"