diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 4c060fb0..4b32e927 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     db.init_app(app)
     login_manager.init_app(app)
     mail.init_app(app)
-    socketio.init_app(app, message_qeue='redis://redis:6379')
+    socketio.init_app(app, message_queue='redis://redis:6379')
 
     from . import events