diff --git a/examples/features/standard/queue/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/example/QueueExample.java b/examples/features/standard/queue/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/example/QueueExample.java
index 6a80dc262b..765dc257ef 100644
--- a/examples/features/standard/queue/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/example/QueueExample.java
+++ b/examples/features/standard/queue/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/jms/example/QueueExample.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class QueueExample {
          // Step 1. Create an initial context to perform the JNDI lookup.
          initialContext = new InitialContext();
 
-         // Step 2. Perfom a lookup on the queue
+         // Step 2. Perform a lookup on the queue
          Queue queue = (Queue) initialContext.lookup("queue/exampleQueue");
 
          // Step 3. Perform a lookup on the Connection Factory