diff --git a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
index 8c50df8e92..8d4808d655 100644
--- a/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
+++ b/akka-actor/src/main/scala/akka/dispatch/Future.scala
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ sealed trait Future[+T] {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the current result, throws the exception is one has been raised, else returns None
+   * Returns the current result, throws the exception if one has been raised, else returns None
    */
   final def resultOrException: Option[T] = {
     val v = value