diff --git a/scripts/http-brute.nse b/scripts/http-brute.nse
index 025a6658a..7660d5c2d 100644
--- a/scripts/http-brute.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-brute.nse
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ action = function( host, port )
 	local response = http.generic_request( host, port, method, path, { no_cache = true } )
 	
 	if ( response.status ~= 401 ) then
-		return ("  \n  Path \"%s\" does not require autentication"):format(path)
+		return ("  \n  Path \"%s\" does not require authentication"):format(path)
 	end