diff --git a/troveclient/v1/shell.py b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
index ecee374c..e540ebe9 100644
--- a/troveclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def do_backup_delete(cs, args):
            default=None,
            help='An optional description for the backup.')
 @utils.arg('--parent', metavar='<parent>', default=None,
-           help='Optional UUID of the parent backup to preform an'
+           help='Optional UUID of the parent backup to perform an'
            ' incremental backup from.')
 @utils.service_type('database')
 def do_backup_create(cs, args):