diff --git a/src/nix/flake-check.md b/src/nix/flake-check.md
index f7427d61d..12d33c5f9 100644
--- a/src/nix/flake-check.md
+++ b/src/nix/flake-check.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This command verifies that the flake specified by flake reference
 that the derivations specified by the flake's `checks` output can be
 built successfully.
 
-If the `keep-going` option is set to `true`, Nix will keep evaluating as much as it can and report the errors as it encounters them. Otherise it will stop at the first error.
+If the `keep-going` option is set to `true`, Nix will keep evaluating as much as it can and report the errors as it encounters them. Otherwise it will stop at the first error.
 
 # Evaluation checks