diff --git a/devel/management/commands/retire_user.py b/devel/management/commands/retire_user.py
index f68ad604..0a7259f3 100644
--- a/devel/management/commands/retire_user.py
+++ b/devel/management/commands/retire_user.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
-    help = "Retires a user by deactiving the user and moving the group membership to retired groups."
+    help = "Retires a user by deactivating the user and moving the group membership to retired groups."
     missing_args_message = 'missing argument user.'
 
     def add_arguments(self, parser):