diff --git a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
index e9bd16b0c..550fa3875 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/codespace/ssh.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (a *App) SSH(ctx context.Context, sshArgs []string, opts sshOptions) (err e
 	startSshServerOpts := []func(*liveshare.StartSSHServerOptions){}
 
 	if shouldGenerateSSHKeys(args, opts) && sshContext.HasKeygen() {
-		keyPair, err := sshContext.GenerateSSHKey("codespaces", ssh.WithNoErrorOnExitingKey())
+		keyPair, err := sshContext.GenerateSSHKey("codespaces", ssh.WithNoErrorOnExistingKey())
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate ssh keys: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/ssh/ssh_keys.go b/pkg/ssh/ssh_keys.go
index 113e17109..c8bdc33fa 100644
--- a/pkg/ssh/ssh_keys.go
+++ b/pkg/ssh/ssh_keys.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ type GenerateSSHKeyOptions struct {
 	promptPassphrase func() (string, error)
 }
 
-func WithNoErrorOnExitingKey() func(*GenerateSSHKeyOptions) {
+func WithNoErrorOnExistingKey() func(*GenerateSSHKeyOptions) {
 	return func(o *GenerateSSHKeyOptions) {
 		o.noErrorOnExists = true
 	}