diff --git a/transfer.sh b/transfer.sh
index 3cd45727788ec270d7227579cc0913dbe64c2f7b..ab40b40fb62a1ec398d2e6c1d2f91e27c43b4c1a 100755
--- a/transfer.sh
+++ b/transfer.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function setAction(){
   fi
 
   # set defaults for prune and verify
-  echo ">>> Detect default behaviuor:"
+  echo ">>> Detect default behaviour:"
   setAction "prune"  $lastprunefile;  doPrune=$doValue
   setAction "verify" $lastverifyfile; doVerify=$doValue
   echo