diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index d643c72e0c..3c7bc40c2b 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ backend:
         #ca: # if you have a CA file and want to verify it you can uncomment this section
         #  $file: <file-path>/ca/server.crt
   {{/if}}
-  # workingDirectory: /tmp # Use this to configure a working direcotry for the scaffolder, defaults to the OS temp-dir
+  # workingDirectory: /tmp # Use this to configure a working directory for the scaffolder, defaults to the OS temp-dir
 
 integrations:
   github: