diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
index 01ccf68dc36..764ece5b868 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/Node.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class Node implements Closeable {
                 nodeEnvironment = new NodeEnvironment(tmpSettings, environment);
                 resourcesToClose.add(nodeEnvironment);
             } catch (IOException ex) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to created node environment", ex);
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to create node environment", ex);
             }
             final boolean hadPredefinedNodeName = NODE_NAME_SETTING.exists(tmpSettings);
             Logger logger = Loggers.getLogger(Node.class, tmpSettings);