diff --git a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
index b9aac8fd3..e281b5d56 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-window.coffee
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class AtomWindow
       chosen = dialog.showMessageBox @browserWindow,
         type: 'warning'
         buttons: ['Close', 'Keep Waiting']
-        message: 'Editor is not responsing'
+        message: 'Editor is not responding'
         detail: 'The editor is not responding. Would you like to force close it or just keep waiting?'
       @browserWindow.destroy() if chosen is 0