diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py b/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
index 1d30259a6e5..10e00f3765b 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/AsyncRequest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 class AsyncRequest(DirectObject):
     """
-    This class is used to make asynchronos reads and creates to a database.
+    This class is used to make asynchronous reads and creates to a database.
 
     You can create a list of self.neededObjects and then ask for each to be
     read or created, or if you only have one object that you need you can