diff --git a/pycbc/workflow/core.py b/pycbc/workflow/core.py
index d081c8909b0..b3c4c8624f0 100644
--- a/pycbc/workflow/core.py
+++ b/pycbc/workflow/core.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def __init__(self, cp, name, ifos=None, out_dir=None, tags=None,
             If True, Pegasus simply uses the name of the (executable) script
             to label the Executable instance, otherwise it also includes tags
             in the labeling and, e.g., performance information is recorded
-            individually by jov rather than being grouped together on the
+            individually by job rather than being grouped together on the
             basis of the script name.
         set_submit_subdir: boolean [default True]
             Place condor files associated with this executable under a