diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
index 62a3e4b706b8e..a306e701e4e8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/config.test.ts
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ describe('config schema', () => {
         `);
       });
 
-      it('requires both `id` and `key` in extend `apiKey` format credentials', () => {
+      it('requires both `id` and `key` in extended `apiKey` format credentials', () => {
         expect(() =>
           ConfigSchema.validate({
             authc: {