diff --git a/docker-java-core/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/DefaultDockerClientConfig.java b/docker-java-core/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/DefaultDockerClientConfig.java
index 7f17295f3..1fe22ceeb 100644
--- a/docker-java-core/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/DefaultDockerClientConfig.java
+++ b/docker-java-core/src/main/java/com/github/dockerjava/core/DefaultDockerClientConfig.java
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ public DefaultDockerClientConfig build() {
         private String checkDockerCertPath(String dockerCertPath) {
             if (StringUtils.isEmpty(dockerCertPath)) {
                 throw new DockerClientException(
-                        "Enabled TLS verification (DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1) but certifate path (DOCKER_CERT_PATH) is not defined.");
+                        "Enabled TLS verification (DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1) but certificate path (DOCKER_CERT_PATH) is not defined.");
             }
 
             File certPath = new File(dockerCertPath);