diff --git a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
index 3bcdc4b508..56e53606a6 100644
--- a/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
+++ b/etc/proxy-server.conf-sample
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ use = egg:swift#proxy
 # Timeouts from these requests can be recovered from so setting this to
 # something lower than node_timeout would provide quicker error recovery
 # while allowing for a longer timeout for non-recoverable requests (PUTs).
-# Defaults to node_timeout, should be overriden if node_timeout is set to a
+# Defaults to node_timeout, should be overridden if node_timeout is set to a
 # high number to prevent client timeouts from firing before the proxy server
 # has a chance to retry.
 # recoverable_node_timeout = node_timeout