diff --git a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEval.java b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEval.java
index 58cd14737..713c885c5 100755
--- a/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEval.java
+++ b/public/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/walkers/varianteval/VariantEval.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class VariantEval extends RodWalker<Integer, Integer> implements TreeRedu
     /**
      * Some analyses want to count overlap not with dbSNP (which is in general very open) but
      * actually want to itemize their overlap specifically with a set of gold standard sites
-     * such as HapMap, OMNI, or the gold standard indels.  Theis argument provides a mechanism
+     * such as HapMap, OMNI, or the gold standard indels.  This argument provides a mechanism
      * for communicating which file to use
      */
     @Input(fullName="goldStandard", shortName = "gold", doc="Evaluations that count calls at sites of true variation (e.g., indel calls) will use this argument as their gold standard for comparison", required=false)