diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
index d581c9581..9423c6a80 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/network/network.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ export default class NetworkController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   _setProviderAndBlockTracker({ provider, blockTracker }) {
-    // update or intialize proxies
+    // update or initialize proxies
     if (this._providerProxy) {
       this._providerProxy.setTarget(provider);
     } else {