diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/poller.py b/lib/ansible/runner/poller.py
index ab9e5b13898..d6d6fc7388e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/poller.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/poller.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class AsyncPoller(object):
             if jid is None:
                 raise errors.AnsibleError("unexpected error: unable to determine jid")
             if len(self.hosts_to_poll)==0:
-                raise errors.AnsibleErrot("unexpected error: no hosts to poll")
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("unexpected error: no hosts to poll")
         self.jid = jid
 
     def poll(self):