diff --git a/doc/api/basic_usage.md b/doc/api/basic_usage.md
index ace8c850b..16bb09c72 100644
--- a/doc/api/basic_usage.md
+++ b/doc/api/basic_usage.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ else:
 This will connect to LDAP directly if we are running our script in server, or
 use a RPC client if we are running it from a FreeIPA client.
 
-After we have initialized the API and stablished a connection, we are ready to
+After we have initialized the API and established a connection, we are ready to
 issue commands.
 
 ## Running commands
@@ -278,4 +278,4 @@ for i in range(100):
         'params' : [args, kw]
     })
 ret = api.Command.batch(*batch_args)
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```