diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
index e99a8f351..e455f297b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/application.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //= require querystring
 
 /*
- * Called as the user scrolls/zooms around to maniplate hrefs of the
+ * Called as the user scrolls/zooms around to manipulate hrefs of the
  * view tab and various other links
  */
 window.updateLinks = function (loc, zoom, layers, object) {