diff --git a/app/main_distributed.py b/app/main_distributed.py
index 11ac3a27..3af9aa94 100644
--- a/app/main_distributed.py
+++ b/app/main_distributed.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     default=None)
 parser.add_argument(
     '--batch-launch', action='store_true',
-    help='whether fname points to a file to batch-lauch several config files')
+    help='whether fname points to a file to batch-launch several config files')
 parser.add_argument(
     '--fname', type=str,
     help='yaml file containing config file names to launch',