diff --git a/main.nf b/main.nf
index d02e4591f..9e846c2ea 100644
--- a/main.nf
+++ b/main.nf
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def helpMessage() {
       -name                         Name for the pipeline run. If not specified, Nextflow will automatically generate a random mnemonic.
       --max_memory                  Memory limit for each step of pipeline. Should be in form e.g. --max_memory '8.GB'
       --max_time                    Time limit for each step of the pipeline. Should be in form e.g. --max_memory '2.h'
-      --max_cpus                    Maximum number of CPUs to use for each step of the pipleine. Should be in form e.g. --max_cpus 1
+      --max_cpus                    Maximum number of CPUs to use for each step of the pipeline. Should be in form e.g. --max_cpus 1
       
     For a full list and more information of available parameters, consider the documentation (https://github.com/nf-core/eager/).