diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index a1d6bcf..c5e06a6 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ py << EOF
 import os.path
 import sys
 import vim
-if 'VIRTUA_ENV' in os.environ:
+if 'VIRTUAL_ENV' in os.environ:
   project_base_dir = os.environ['VIRTUAL_ENV']
   sys.path.insert(0, project_base_dir)
   activate_this = os.path.join(project_base_dir,'bin/activate_this.py')