diff --git a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
index 834f1d86..db4023e4 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/client/__init__.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Elasticsearch(object):
 
     def __repr__(self):
         try:
-            # get a lost of all connections
+            # get a list of all connections
             cons = self.transport.hosts
             # truncate to 10 if there are too many
             if len(cons) > 5: