diff --git a/components/app.js b/components/app.js
index 954065f..00a588e 100644
--- a/components/app.js
+++ b/components/app.js
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ export default class App extends Component {
 
 	fetchBacklog(client, target, after, before) {
 		client.fetchHistoryBetween(target, after, before, CHATHISTORY_MAX_SIZE).catch((err) => {
-			this.setState({ error: "Failed to fetch history for '" + taregt + "': " + err });
+			this.setState({ error: "Failed to fetch history for '" + target + "': " + err });
 			this.receipts.delete(channel);
 			this.saveReceipts();
 		});