diff --git a/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py b/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
index ef2e44a9..a5e4bf4a 100644
--- a/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
+++ b/poezio/tabs/basetabs.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ class ChatTab(Tab):
             'sb',
             self.command_sb,
             usage="<sb>",
-            shortdesc='Scrollback to the given line number, meassage, or clear the buffer.')
+            shortdesc='Scrollback to the given line number, message, or clear the buffer.')
         self.register_command(
             'xhtml',
             self.command_xhtml,