diff --git a/tests/remote/rutils.py b/tests/remote/rutils.py
index 70255b999..e80d7dc0e 100644
--- a/tests/remote/rutils.py
+++ b/tests/remote/rutils.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def iperf_wait(server, client, server_thread, client_thread, timeout=None, iperf
 
     server.wait_execute_complete(server_thread, 5)
     if server_thread.isAlive():
-        raise Execption("iperf server thread still alive")
+        raise Exception("iperf server thread still alive")
 
     return