diff --git a/plugins/zsh-navigation-tools/n-list b/plugins/zsh-navigation-tools/n-list
index f25db8f60..a852b083a 100644
--- a/plugins/zsh-navigation-tools/n-list
+++ b/plugins/zsh-navigation-tools/n-list
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ while (( 1 )); do
     elif [ -n "$keypad" ]; then
         final_key="$keypad"
     else
-        _nlist_status_msg "Inproper input detected"
+        _nlist_status_msg "Improper input detected"
         zcurses refresh main inner
     fi