diff --git a/part_1_disease/configExample/disease_in.ini b/part_1_disease/configExample/disease_in.ini
index a939f4c6dd836c7f1fc503df92f3ba27d7820d1f..5bbc22bc2f4e2f9d2b744a7903d5dc36c5f6d6b8 100644
--- a/part_1_disease/configExample/disease_in.ini
+++ b/part_1_disease/configExample/disease_in.ini
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ simulation_runs = 5                ; total number of runs
 [disease]                          ; Global disease configuration
 name = "Corona"                    ; Name of the disease
 duration = 5                       ; Days a person is infectious 
-transmissability = 0.1             ; Probability of the disease being 
+transmissibility = 0.1             ; Probability of the disease being 
                                    ;   transmitted on contact
                                    ;   (0.0 = 0%, 1.0 = 100%)