diff --git a/internal/util/aws_metadata.go b/internal/util/aws_metadata.go
index eb2ba3b3d..4e8166a3d 100644
--- a/internal/util/aws_metadata.go
+++ b/internal/util/aws_metadata.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func initAWSMetadataKMS(args KMSInitializerArgs) (EncryptionKMS, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	// read the Kubenetes Secret with credentials
+	// read the Kubernetes Secret with credentials
 	secrets, err := kms.getSecrets()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get secrets for %T: %w", kms,