diff --git a/bob/bio/base/utils/__init__.py b/bob/bio/base/utils/__init__.py
index 6f8de4a4faef25d9a20e8f19d97fe363f1546b09..4f1b296743c49e6051047105402c173f252f817d 100644
--- a/bob/bio/base/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/bio/base/utils/__init__.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from .singleton import *
 
 import numpy
 
-def score_fusion_strategy(strategy_name = 'avarage'):
+def score_fusion_strategy(strategy_name = 'average'):
   """Returns a function to compute a fusion strategy between different scores.
 
   Different strategies are employed: