diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
index 6aa08a26..b026b681 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public class LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore implements FullPrunedBlockStore {
         this.verifiedChainHeadBlock = get(hash);
         this.verifiedChainHeadHash = hash;
         if (this.verifiedChainHeadBlock == null) {
-            throw new BlockStoreException("corrupt databse block store - verified head block not found");
+            throw new BlockStoreException("corrupt database block store - verified head block not found");
         }
     }