diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
index 439a0cf212..9756fce2f7 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.accounts.inc.php
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ class accounts
 
 		$account =& self::$request_cache[$account_id];
 
-		if (!isset($account))	// not in request cache --> try intance cache
+		if (!isset($account))	// not in request cache --> try instance cache
 		{
 			$account = egw_cache::getInstance(__CLASS__, 'account-'.$account_id);