diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ff541e79..e45872d1 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ For this callback the user needs to remove the youngest log entry [#]_. The log
 .. [#] The log entry at the front of the log
 .. [#] The log entry at the back of the log
 
-Receving traffic from peers
+Receiving traffic from peers
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 To receive ``Append Entries``, ``Append Entries response``, ``Request Vote``, and ``Request Vote response`` messages, you need to deserialize the bytes into the message's corresponding struct.