diff --git a/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py b/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
+++ b/spanner/tests/system/test_system.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class TestSessionAPI(unittest.TestCase, _TestData):
         raise CustomException()
 
     @RetryErrors(exception=GrpcRendezvous)
-    def test_transaction_read_and_insert_then_execption(self):
+    def test_transaction_read_and_insert_then_exception(self):
         retry = RetryInstanceState(_has_all_ddl)
         retry(self._db.reload)()
minor typo (#<I>)