diff --git a/ruby/ql/src/experimental/ldap-improper-auth/ImproperLdapAuth.ql b/ruby/ql/src/experimental/ldap-improper-auth/ImproperLdapAuth.ql
index f155f4ae2eca..e82ff1d1e30f 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/src/experimental/ldap-improper-auth/ImproperLdapAuth.ql
+++ b/ruby/ql/src/experimental/ldap-improper-auth/ImproperLdapAuth.ql
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ import ImproperLdapAuthFlow::PathGraph
 
 from ImproperLdapAuthFlow::PathNode source, ImproperLdapAuthFlow::PathNode sink
 where ImproperLdapAuthFlow::flowPath(source, sink)
-select sink.getNode(), source, sink, "This LDAP authencation depends on a $@.", source.getNode(),
+select sink.getNode(), source, sink, "This LDAP authentication depends on a $@.", source.getNode(),
   "user-provided value"
diff --git a/ruby/ql/test/query-tests/experimental/ImproperLdapAuth/ImproperLdapAuth.expected b/ruby/ql/test/query-tests/experimental/ImproperLdapAuth/ImproperLdapAuth.expected
index 1b0e8d4fbb38..635cfcd4b3e7 100644
--- a/ruby/ql/test/query-tests/experimental/ImproperLdapAuth/ImproperLdapAuth.expected
+++ b/ruby/ql/test/query-tests/experimental/ImproperLdapAuth/ImproperLdapAuth.expected
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ nodes
 | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:31:24:31:27 | pass | semmle.label | pass |
 subpaths
 #select
-| ImproperLdapAuth.rb:15:23:15:26 | pass | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:5:12:5:17 | call to params | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:15:23:15:26 | pass | This LDAP authencation depends on a $@. | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:5:12:5:17 | call to params | user-provided value |
-| ImproperLdapAuth.rb:31:24:31:27 | pass | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:24:12:24:17 | call to params | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:31:24:31:27 | pass | This LDAP authencation depends on a $@. | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:24:12:24:17 | call to params | user-provided value |
+| ImproperLdapAuth.rb:15:23:15:26 | pass | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:5:12:5:17 | call to params | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:15:23:15:26 | pass | This LDAP authentication depends on a $@. | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:5:12:5:17 | call to params | user-provided value |
+| ImproperLdapAuth.rb:31:24:31:27 | pass | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:24:12:24:17 | call to params | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:31:24:31:27 | pass | This LDAP authentication depends on a $@. | ImproperLdapAuth.rb:24:12:24:17 | call to params | user-provided value |