diff --git a/pkg/state/create.go b/pkg/state/create.go
index 68b57675..8ae4150b 100644
--- a/pkg/state/create.go
+++ b/pkg/state/create.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (c *StateCreator) Parse(content []byte, baseDir, file string) (*HelmState,
 		if err == io.EOF {
 			break
 		} else if err != nil {
-			return nil, &StateLoadError{fmt.Sprintf("failed to read %s: reading document at index %d, you shuld add .gotmpl extension to your helmfile to enable helmfile to load it as a template since helmfile v1", file, i), err}
+			return nil, &StateLoadError{fmt.Sprintf("failed to read %s: reading document at index %d, you should add .gotmpl extension to your helmfile to enable helmfile to load it as a template since helmfile v1", file, i), err}
 		}
 
 		if err := mergo.Merge(&state, &intermediate, mergo.WithAppendSlice); err != nil {