diff --git a/ci/scripts/publish_docker.sh b/ci/scripts/publish_docker.sh
index ed8e8251..0b91125c 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/publish_docker.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/publish_docker.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 docker image load --input build/fabric-nodeenv.tar.gz         # gets the build image of nodeenv
 docker images
 
-docker login nexus3.hyperledger.org:10003 --username="${NEXUS_USERNAME}" --pasword="${NEXUS_PASSWORD}"
+docker login nexus3.hyperledger.org:10003 --username="${NEXUS_USERNAME}" --password="${NEXUS_PASSWORD}"
 docker tag hyperledger/fabric-nodeenv "${NEXUS_URL}/fabric-nodeenv:amd64-${MAPPED_VERSION}-stable"
 docker push "${NEXUS_URL}/fabric-nodeenv:amd64-${MAPPED_VERSION}-stable"