diff --git a/journalmarks/journalmarks.py b/journalmarks/journalmarks.py
index 5ea9b5a..edb4793 100644
--- a/journalmarks/journalmarks.py
+++ b/journalmarks/journalmarks.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def index():
 @app.route('/create', methods=['POST'])
 @login_required
 def create():
-    if len(request.json) != 1 or 'content' not in reqjest.json:
+    if len(request.json) != 1 or 'content' not in request.json:
         return ('invalid fields', 400, None)
     content = request.json['content']