diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_cli/test/ctl/add_user_command_test.exs b/deps/rabbitmq_cli/test/ctl/add_user_command_test.exs
index 878edbe88a..3e7c74f181 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_cli/test/ctl/add_user_command_test.exs
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_cli/test/ctl/add_user_command_test.exs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ defmodule AddUserCommandTest do
   end
 
   @tag user: "someone"
-  test "output: formats a user_alredy_exists error", context do
+  test "output: formats a user_already_exists error", context do
     {:error, 70, "User \"someone\" already exists"} =
       @command.output({:error, {:user_already_exists, context[:user]}}, %{})
   end