diff --git a/examples/asio/autoecho.cpp b/examples/asio/autoecho.cpp
index ee2d4f61..ef85d142 100644
--- a/examples/asio/autoecho.cpp
+++ b/examples/asio/autoecho.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void server( boost::asio::io_service & io_svc, tcp::acceptor & a) {
             }
         }
     } catch ( std::exception const& ex) {
-        print( tag(), ": catched exception : ", ex.what());
+        print( tag(), ": caught exception : ", ex.what());
     }
     io_svc.stop();
     print( tag(), ": echo-server stopped");