diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
index b88c8afed86d..32a0e4451879 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/ballistic.dm
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 		. += "The [bolt_wording] is locked back and needs to be released before firing."
 	if (suppressed)
 		. += "It has a suppressor attached that can be removed with <b>alt+click</b>."
-	. += "You can [bolt_wording] [src] by pressing the <b>unqiue action</b> key. By default, this is <b>space</b>"
+	. += "You can [bolt_wording] [src] by pressing the <b>unique action</b> key. By default, this is <b>space</b>"
 
 ///Gets the number of bullets in the gun
 /obj/item/gun/ballistic/proc/get_ammo(countchambered = TRUE)