diff --git a/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/mailbox/PeekMailboxSpec.scala b/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/mailbox/PeekMailboxSpec.scala
index 659c355ed2..97fba0df76 100644
--- a/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/mailbox/PeekMailboxSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-contrib/src/test/scala/akka/contrib/mailbox/PeekMailboxSpec.scala
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ object MyApp extends App {
   val system = ActorSystem("MySystem", ConfigFactory.parseString("""
     peek-dispatcher {
       mailbox-type = "akka.contrib.mailbox.PeekMailboxType"
-      max-tries = 2
+      max-retries = 2
     }
     """))