diff --git a/mysqld_exporter.go b/mysqld_exporter.go
index 25b132aeb..4f7ced607 100644
--- a/mysqld_exporter.go
+++ b/mysqld_exporter.go
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func main() {
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-	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Starting msqyld_exporter", "version", version.Info())
+	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Starting mysqld_exporter", "version", version.Info())
 	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Build context", version.BuildContext())
 
 	dsn = os.Getenv("DATA_SOURCE_NAME")