diff --git a/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
index c08bebe11..848d8bd72 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/event_push_actions.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class EventPushActionsWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
         super(EventPushActionsWorkerStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
 
-        # These get correctly ste by _find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn
+        # These get correctly set by _find_stream_orderings_for_times_txn
         self.stream_ordering_month_ago = 0
         self.stream_ordering_day_ago = 0