diff --git a/confluent_client/bin/confetty b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
index 90b3db4b..56fd039c 100755
--- a/confluent_client/bin/confetty
+++ b/confluent_client/bin/confetty
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ def createresource(args):
     if keydata is None:
         return
     targpath = fullpath_target(resname)
-    if targpath.startswitch('/noderange//'):
+    if targpath.startswith('/noderange//'):
         collection = targpath
     else:
         collection, _, resname = targpath.rpartition('/')