diff --git a/contrib/ruby/lib/trilogy/error.rb b/contrib/ruby/lib/trilogy/error.rb
index e4af3a47..7116830d 100644
--- a/contrib/ruby/lib/trilogy/error.rb
+++ b/contrib/ruby/lib/trilogy/error.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ class ConnectionClosed < IOError
     include ConnectionError
   end
 
-  # Occurrs when a socket read or write returns EOF or when an operation is
+  # Occurs when a socket read or write returns EOF or when an operation is
   # attempted on a socket which previously encountered an error.
   class EOFError < BaseConnectionError
   end