diff --git a/handlers/mysql b/handlers/mysql
index 3b82ddf99a048051e642884fc64b60129fc6a638..68f4f3c6151934ada65b760624a51acaa9ee4d13 100644
--- a/handlers/mysql
+++ b/handlers/mysql
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ EOF
 	fi
 fi
 
-# if a user is not set, use $confgfile, otherwise use $mycnf
+# if a user is not set, use $configfile, otherwise use $mycnf
 if [ "$user" == "" ]; then
 	user=root;
 	defaultsfile="--defaults-file=$configfile"