diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
index 45b17944..73b7a350 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocketTransport.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace ix
         mutable std::mutex _lastSendTimePointMutex;
         std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> _lastSendTimePoint;
 
-        // No data was send through the socket for longer that the heartbeat period
+        // No data was send through the socket for longer than the heartbeat period
         bool heartBeatPeriodExceeded();
 
         void sendOnSocket();