diff --git a/test/test_docs.py b/test/test_docs.py
index 15c8f8d79..d68bd89fa 100644
--- a/test/test_docs.py
+++ b/test/test_docs.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_init_repo_object(self, rw_dir):
         # [1-test_init_repo_object]
         from git import Repo
 
-        # rorepo is a Repo instance pointing to the git-python repository.
+        # repo is a Repo instance pointing to the git-python repository.
         # For all you know, the first argument to Repo is a path to the repository
         # you want to work with
         repo = Repo(self.rorepo.working_tree_dir)