diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/BasicDB.java b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/BasicDB.java
index 79155bb8f6aeab985a78b67fd327dfc483419156..b34a7bcef5a24cdc79d9244c232e48cc7210e090 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/BasicDB.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/BasicDB.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class BasicDB extends DB
     public static final String SIMULATE_DELAY="basicdb.simulatedelay";
     public static final String SIMULATE_DELAY_DEFAULT="0";
     
-    public static final String RANDOMIZE_DELAY="basicdb.ranomizedelay";
+    public static final String RANDOMIZE_DELAY="basicdb.randomizedelay";
     public static final String RANDOMIZE_DELAY_DEFAULT="true";