diff --git a/contracts/crowdsale/Crowdsale.sol b/contracts/crowdsale/Crowdsale.sol
index ea222999e..b1904865d 100644
--- a/contracts/crowdsale/Crowdsale.sol
+++ b/contracts/crowdsale/Crowdsale.sol
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ contract Crowdsale {
   // -----------------------------------------
 
   /**
-   * @dev Validation of an incoming purchase. Use require statemens to revert state when conditions are not met. Use super to concatenate validations.
+   * @dev Validation of an incoming purchase. Use require statements to revert state when conditions are not met. Use super to concatenate validations.
    * @param _beneficiary Address performing the token purchase
    * @param _weiAmount Value in wei involved in the purchase
    */