diff --git a/applications/welcome/controllers/default.py b/applications/welcome/controllers/default.py
index e87dd8ec..c8e0dd5a 100644
--- a/applications/welcome/controllers/default.py
+++ b/applications/welcome/controllers/default.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def index():
     example action using the internationalization operator T and flash
     rendered by views/default/index.html or views/generic.html
 
-    if you need a simple wiki simple replace the two lines below with:
+    if you need a simple wiki simply replace the two lines below with:
     return auth.wiki()
     """
     response.flash = T("Welcome to web2py!")