diff --git a/cmd/finalize/finalize.md b/cmd/finalize/finalize.md
index e8479667..d2af7d3a 100644
--- a/cmd/finalize/finalize.md
+++ b/cmd/finalize/finalize.md
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@ On error the service sleeps for up to 5 minutes to allow for database recovery,
 
  - Finalize writes messages to one rabbitmq queue (default `backup`).
 
- - Finalize assigns the accesion ID to a file in the database using the `SetAccessionID` function.
+ - Finalize assigns the accession ID to a file in the database using the `SetAccessionID` function.