diff --git a/cmd/helm/root.go b/cmd/helm/root.go
index de24a6208..285c80021 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/root.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/root.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func newRootCmd(actionConfig *action.Configuration, out io.Writer, args []string
 	// Setup shell completion for the namespace flag
 	err := cmd.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("namespace", func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, toComplete string) ([]string, cobra.ShellCompDirective) {
 		if client, err := actionConfig.KubernetesClientSet(); err == nil {
-			// Choose a long enough timeout that the user notices somethings is not working
+			// Choose a long enough timeout that the user notices something is not working
 			// but short enough that the user is not made to wait very long
 			to := int64(3)
 			cobra.CompDebugln(fmt.Sprintf("About to call kube client for namespaces with timeout of: %d", to), settings.Debug)