diff --git a/docs/helmrelease-guide/debugging.md b/docs/helmrelease-guide/debugging.md
index 0eabc0ba3..9fcf82fd1 100644
--- a/docs/helmrelease-guide/debugging.md
+++ b/docs/helmrelease-guide/debugging.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $ kubectl describe -n <namespace> helmrelease/<name>
 Events:
   Type     Reason             Age   From           Message
   ----     ------             ----  ----           -------
-  Normal   ReleaseSynced      55s   helm-operator  managed release 'default-podinfo-0' in namespace 'default' sychronized
+  Normal   ReleaseSynced      55s   helm-operator  managed release 'default-podinfo-0' in namespace 'default' synchronized
   Warning  FailedReleaseSync  18s   helm-operator  synchronization of release 'default-podinfo-0' in namespace 'default' failed: upgrade failed:  "" is invalid: patch: [...]
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator.go b/pkg/operator/operator.go
index 6b73d9348..84f67be04 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (c *Controller) syncHandler(key string) error {
 			fmt.Sprintf("synchronization of release '%s' in namespace '%s' failed: %s", hr.GetReleaseName(), hr.GetTargetNamespace(), err.Error()))
 	} else {
 		c.recorder.Event(hr, corev1.EventTypeNormal, ReleaseSynced,
-			fmt.Sprintf("managed release '%s' in namespace '%s' sychronized", hr.GetReleaseName(), hr.GetTargetNamespace()))
+			fmt.Sprintf("managed release '%s' in namespace '%s' synchronized", hr.GetReleaseName(), hr.GetTargetNamespace()))
 	}
 	return nil
 }