diff --git a/rules/falco_rules.yaml b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
index 2281a989..70f0c0c9 100644
--- a/rules/falco_rules.yaml
+++ b/rules/falco_rules.yaml
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 
 # Qualys seems to run a variety of shell subprocesses, at various
 # levels. This checks at a few levels without the cost of a full
-# proc.aname, which traverses the full parent heirarchy.
+# proc.aname, which traverses the full parent hierarchy.
 - macro: run_by_qualys
   condition: >
     (proc.pname=qualys-cloud-ag or