diff --git a/kubernetes/utils/quantity.py b/kubernetes/utils/quantity.py
index 75ed9fcd89..68e57d9807 100644
--- a/kubernetes/utils/quantity.py
+++ b/kubernetes/utils/quantity.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def parse_quantity(quantity):
     else:
         raise ValueError("{} has unknown suffix".format(quantity))
 
-    # handly SI inconsistency
+    # handle SI inconsistency
     if suffix == "ki":
         raise ValueError("{} has unknown suffix".format(quantity))