diff --git a/gossip/comm/conn.go b/gossip/comm/conn.go
index cf659b8eddf..985028fec4a 100644
--- a/gossip/comm/conn.go
+++ b/gossip/comm/conn.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func (conn *connection) send(msg *proto.SignedGossipMessage, onErr func(error))
 
 	if len(conn.outBuff) == util.GetIntOrDefault("peer.gossip.sendBuffSize", defSendBuffSize) {
 		if conn.logger.IsEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG) {
-			conn.logger.Debug("Buffer to", conn.info.Endpoint, "overflown, dropping message", msg.String())
+			conn.logger.Debug("Buffer to", conn.info.Endpoint, "overflowed, dropping message", msg.String())
 		}
 		return
 	}