diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
index 7b476846..194978f8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/exec/ExecJavaMojo.java
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public void run()
         {
             if ( threadGroup.uncaughtException != null )
             {
-                throw new MojoExecutionException( "An exception occured while executing the Java class. "
+                throw new MojoExecutionException( "An exception occurred while executing the Java class. "
                     + threadGroup.uncaughtException.getMessage(), threadGroup.uncaughtException );
             }
         }