diff --git a/bin/cassandra b/bin/cassandra
index 7aa524702f..cf334a9f71 100755
--- a/bin/cassandra
+++ b/bin/cassandra
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #
 # As a convenience, a fragment of shell is sourced in order to set one or
 # more of these variables. This so-called `include' can be placed in a 
-# number of locations and will be searched for in order. The lowest 
+# number of locations and will be searched for in order. The highest 
 # priority search path is the same directory as the startup script, and
 # since this is the location of the sample in the project tree, it should
 # almost work Out Of The Box.