diff --git a/modules/nixos/base/tailscale.nix b/modules/nixos/base/tailscale.nix
index 8cb2ee9..47a80f2 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/base/tailscale.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/base/tailscale.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ in {
     # flags to pass to the auto-connect service
     extraUpFlags = concatLists [
       ["--ssh"]
-      (optionals (admin.name != null) ["--opterator ${admin.name}"])
+      (optionals (admin.name != null) ["--operator ${admin.name}"])
       (optionals host.exitNode ["--advertise-exit-node"])
     ];