diff --git a/backend/src/services/assignments.ts b/backend/src/services/assignments.ts
index d5db28c9..5a4d3fcd 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/assignments.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/assignments.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export async function deleteAssignment(classid: string, id: number): Promise<Ass
 
     try {
         await assignmentRepository.deleteByClassAndId(cls, id);
-    } catch (e: unkown) {
+    } catch (e: unknown) {
         if (e instanceof ForeignKeyConstraintViolationException) {
             throw new ConflictException('Cannot delete assigment with questions or submissions');
         } else {