diff --git a/deploy/kong.sh b/deploy/kong.sh
index 80a4b02d..e1873f35 100755
--- a/deploy/kong.sh
+++ b/deploy/kong.sh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ kong_deploy() {
     response=$(_post "$content" "$KONG_URL/apis/$uuid/plugins/$ssl_uuid" "" "PATCH")
   fi
   if ! [ "$(echo "$response" | _egrep_o "ssl")" = "ssl" ]; then
-    _err "An error occured with cert upload. Check response:"
+    _err "An error occurred with cert upload. Check response:"
     _err "$response"
     return 1
   fi