diff --git a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/DistributionSetManagementTest.java b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/DistributionSetManagementTest.java
index 104f2260d..b7da2ff06 100644
--- a/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/DistributionSetManagementTest.java
+++ b/hawkbit-repository/hawkbit-repository-jpa/src/test/java/org/eclipse/hawkbit/repository/jpa/DistributionSetManagementTest.java
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ public class DistributionSetManagementTest extends AbstractJpaIntegrationTest {
 
     @Test
     @Description("Deletes a DS that is in use by either target assignment or rollout. Expected behaviour is a soft delete on the database, i.e. only marked as "
-            + "deleted, kept as refernce but unavailable for future use..")
+            + "deleted, kept as reference but unavailable for future use..")
     public void deleteAssignedDistributionSet() {
         DistributionSet ds1 = testdataFactory.createDistributionSet("ds-1");
         DistributionSet ds2 = testdataFactory.createDistributionSet("ds-2");