diff --git a/lib/peer.js b/lib/peer.js
index e52f441..7b8d315 100644
--- a/lib/peer.js
+++ b/lib/peer.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var MAX_RECEIVE_BUFFER = 10000000;
 
 /**
  * A Peer instance represents a remote bitcoin node and allows to communicate
- * with it using the standar messages of the bitcoin p2p protocol.
+ * with it using the standard messages of the bitcoin p2p protocol.
  *
  * @example
  * ```javascript