diff --git a/pyomo/repn/tests/test_plugins.py b/pyomo/repn/tests/test_plugins.py
index fa6026ea74e..1152131f6b6 100644
--- a/pyomo/repn/tests/test_plugins.py
+++ b/pyomo/repn/tests/test_plugins.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 class TestPlugins(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_active(self):
         with self.assertRaises(KeyError):
-            active_writer_version('nonexistant_writer')
+            active_writer_version('nonexistent_writer')
         ver = active_writer_version('lp')
         self.assertIs(
             WriterFactory.get_class('lp'), WriterFactory.get_class(f'lp_v{ver}')