diff --git a/cmd/flux/create_image_updateauto.go b/cmd/flux/create_image_updateauto.go
index 83a2ec2f..c5092ad5 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/create_image_updateauto.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/create_image_updateauto.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func createImageUpdateRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if imageUpdateArgs.branch == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("the Git repoistory branch is required (--branch)")
+		return fmt.Errorf("the Git repository branch is required (--branch)")
 	}
 
 	labels, err := parseLabels()