diff --git a/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb b/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
index da9733f..23e8a85 100644
--- a/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/polecat/index_writer.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Polecat
 
     # creates an index reader with the writers path
     #
-    # @returns [Polecat::IndexReader] an IndexReader with the same path
+    # @return [Polecat::IndexReader] an IndexReader with the same path
     def create_reader
       Polecat::IndexReader.new @path
     end