diff --git a/pyComms/pyComms.ino b/pyComms/pyComms.ino
index ed071029d2af0daa161c4f376b1c10b0f852c9ad..b26e2ad302e81e12d55c34583ca76b48f3c27081 100644
--- a/pyComms/pyComms.ino
+++ b/pyComms/pyComms.ino
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(115200);
 
   // Connect with the python script. This will perform a handshake
-  init_python_communiction();
+  init_python_communication();
 }
 
 void loop() {
diff --git a/pyComms/pyCommsLib.cpp b/pyComms/pyCommsLib.cpp
index 2600bf4130e24c540d40f1563bfebf83c13d4bd7..f7cd0bf8c758ed73f67e0f486ec18469f1504304 100644
--- a/pyComms/pyCommsLib.cpp
+++ b/pyComms/pyCommsLib.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ String recieve_msg(String prevMsg) {
 }
 
 
-void init_python_communiction() { 
+void init_python_communication() { 
   
   while(true){ 
     // if the python side sent a message
diff --git a/pyComms/pyCommsLib.h b/pyComms/pyCommsLib.h
index ae3ea36a6f23c3d432eafe1180d77e333de80716..3a94955ba6b035806e77d9c45be08f714e210153 100644
--- a/pyComms/pyCommsLib.h
+++ b/pyComms/pyCommsLib.h
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ void send_msg(String* msgName, String* msg, int numOfMsg);
 
 String recieve_msg(String prevMsg);
 
-void init_python_communiction();
+void init_python_communication();
 
 #endif