diff --git a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
index f506bf9c2b..a30e7f334d 100644
--- a/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
+++ b/doc/design/encryption.mdwn
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ two different encrypted remotes.
 
 So, the encrypted cipher is just stored with the rest of a remote's
 configuration in `remote.log` (see [[internals]]). When `git
-annex intiremote` makes a remote, it generates a random symmetric
+annex initremote` makes a remote, it generates a random symmetric
 cipher, and encrypt it with the specified gpg key. To allow another gpg
 public key access, update the encrypted cipher to be encrypted to both gpg
 keys.