diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
index 4d9a92ad..febb4acf 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
 TRIES=0
 touch /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 TRIES=5
-echo -n "Waitiing for disks..."
+echo -n "Waiting for disks..."
 while [ ! -e /dev/disk/by-label ] && [ $TRIES -gt 0 ]; do
     sleep 1
     TRIES=$((TRIES - 1))