diff --git a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
index ea0832dd..f83c3ab3 100644
--- a/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
+++ b/ixwebsocket/IXWebSocket.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace ix
         WebSocketInitResult connect(int timeoutSecs);
         void run();
 
-        // send is in binary mode by default
+        // send is in text mode by default
         WebSocketSendInfo send(const std::string& data,
                                bool binary = false,
                                const OnProgressCallback& onProgressCallback = nullptr);