diff --git a/controller/sync.go b/controller/sync.go
index 2d21bf1cb1190..34c12bdb5da3c 100644
--- a/controller/sync.go
+++ b/controller/sync.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func (m *appStateManager) SyncAppState(app *v1alpha1.Application, state *v1alpha
 	if syncOp.SyncOptions.HasOption("FailOnSharedResource=true") &&
 		hasSharedResource {
 		state.Phase = common.OperationFailed
-		state.Message = fmt.Sprintf("Shared resouce found: %s", sharedResourceMessage)
+		state.Message = fmt.Sprintf("Shared resource found: %s", sharedResourceMessage)
 		return
 	}