diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index bd337553..c1932c20 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ function dataSourcesFromConfig(name, config, connectorRegistry, registry) {
   var connectorPath;
 
   assert(typeof config === 'object',
-    'cannont create data source without config object');
+    'can not create data source without config object');
 
   if (typeof config.connector === 'string') {
     name = config.connector;