diff --git a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/email.go b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/email.go
index 4058d3860b5..dcf71f0f99e 100644
--- a/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/email.go
+++ b/pkg/services/alerting/notifiers/email.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func init() {
 	alerting.RegisterNotifier(&alerting.NotifierPlugin{
 		Type:        "email",
 		Name:        "Email",
-		Description: "Sends notifications using Grafana server configured STMP settings",
+		Description: "Sends notifications using Grafana server configured SMTP settings",
 		Factory:     NewEmailNotifier,
 		OptionsTemplate: `
       <h3 class="page-heading">Email addresses</h3>