diff --git a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
index e59d013..e7c7780 100644
--- a/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
+++ b/src/pkg/database/sql/sql.go
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 var putConnHook func(*DB, driver.Conn)
 
 // putConn adds a connection to the db's free pool.
-// err is optionally the last error that occured on this connection.
+// err is optionally the last error that occurred on this connection.
 func (db *DB) putConn(c driver.Conn, err error) {
 	if err == driver.ErrBadConn {
 		// Don't reuse bad connections.