diff --git a/logstash/handler_amqp.py b/logstash/handler_amqp.py
index 4209964..455faaf 100644
--- a/logstash/handler_amqp.py
+++ b/logstash/handler_amqp.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def __init__(self, host='localhost', port=5672, username='guest',
 
         SocketHandler.__init__(self, host, port)
 
-        # Extract Logstash paramaters
+        # Extract Logstash parameters
         self.tags = tags or []
         fn = formatter.LogstashFormatterVersion1 if version == 1 \
             else formatter.LogstashFormatterVersion0