diff --git a/elasticsearch/transport.py b/elasticsearch/transport.py
index 7d099429..9d1f5a6e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/transport.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/transport.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Transport(object):
                 if attempt == self.max_retries:
                     raise
             else:
-                # resurrected connection didn't fail, confirm it's live status
+                # connection didn't fail, confirm it's live status
                 self.connection_pool.mark_live(connection)
                 data = None
                 if raw_data: