diff --git a/exporters/prometheus/src/collector.cc b/exporters/prometheus/src/collector.cc
index f1ddb93870..29c0bc8db2 100644
--- a/exporters/prometheus/src/collector.cc
+++ b/exporters/prometheus/src/collector.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ std::vector<prometheus_client::MetricFamily> PrometheusCollector::Collect() cons
   {
     OTEL_INTERNAL_LOG_WARN(
         "[Prometheus Exporter] Collect: "
-        "Exporter is shutdown, cann't invoke collect operation.");
+        "Exporter is shutdown, can not invoke collect operation.");
     return {};
   }
   collection_lock_.lock();