diff --git a/doc/configuration.rst b/doc/configuration.rst
index 9f801d63..e0057a8b 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/configuration.rst
@@ -1479,8 +1479,8 @@ Example usage
     http://b/dir/c/somefile
 
 
-Miscelanous Settings
-====================
+Miscellaneous Settings
+======================
 
 **paths_module**
     (*str*) -- Name of Python module implementing the same interface as