diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.PackageSourceListProvider/PackageList/PackageListParser.cs b/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.PackageSourceListProvider/PackageList/PackageListParser.cs
index a20856c2d..7e26ff512 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.PackageSourceListProvider/PackageList/PackageListParser.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PackageManagement.PackageSourceListProvider/PackageList/PackageListParser.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PackageManagement.PackageSourceListProvider
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("'{0}' is not referencd but not defined in the file '{1}'", dep.Name, package.FilePath));
+                        throw new ArgumentException(string.Format("'{0}' is referenced but not defined in the file '{1}'", dep.Name, package.FilePath));
                     }
 
                 }