diff --git a/bin/start_be.sh b/bin/start_be.sh
index 50fe2bb0cb..0d9287d4de 100755
--- a/bin/start_be.sh
+++ b/bin/start_be.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ while true; do
     case "$1" in
         --daemon) RUN_DAEMON=1 ; shift ;;
         --) shift ;  break ;;
-        *) ehco "Internal error" ; exit 1 ;;
+        *) echo "Internal error" ; exit 1 ;;
     esac
 done