diff --git a/applications/welcome/routes.example.py b/applications/welcome/routes.example.py
index 1f3b78cf..95130e18 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/routes.example.py
+++ b/applications/welcome/routes.example.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #    (where APP - is your application directory)
 # 3. restart web2py (or reload routes in web2py admin interfase)
 #
-# YOU CAN COPY THIS FILE TO ANY APLLICATION'S ROOT DIRECTORY WITHOUT CHANGES!
+# YOU CAN COPY THIS FILE TO ANY APPLICATION'S ROOT DIRECTORY WITHOUT CHANGES!
 
 from fileutils import abspath
 from languages import read_possible_languages