diff --git a/src/main/java/com/apicatalog/jsonld/context/ActiveContextBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/apicatalog/jsonld/context/ActiveContextBuilder.java
index cded7a61..9ea4de12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/apicatalog/jsonld/context/ActiveContextBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/apicatalog/jsonld/context/ActiveContextBuilder.java
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ private void fetch(final String context, final URI baseUrl) throws JsonLdError {
 
                 // 5.2.5.1.
             } catch (JsonLdError e) {
-                throw new JsonLdError(JsonLdErrorCode.LOADING_REMOTE_CONTEXT_FAILED, "There wa a problem encountered loading a remote context [" + contextUri + "]", e);
+                throw new JsonLdError(JsonLdErrorCode.LOADING_REMOTE_CONTEXT_FAILED, "There was a problem encountered loading a remote context [" + contextUri + "]", e);
             }
 
             if (remoteImport == null) {