diff --git a/tiledb/highlevel.py b/tiledb/highlevel.py
index 5aeac3c5f0..1986fe1796 100644
--- a/tiledb/highlevel.py
+++ b/tiledb/highlevel.py
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ def vacuum(uri, config=None, ctx=None, timestamp=None):
 
     This operation of this function is controlled by the `"sm.vacuum.mode"`
     parameter, which accepts the values ``fragments``, ``fragment_meta``,
-    ``array_meta``, and ``commits``. Rather than passing thetimestamp into
+    ``array_meta``, and ``commits``. Rather than passing the timestamp into
     this function, it may be set by using `"sm.vacuum.timestamp_start"`and
     `"sm.vacuum.timestamp_end"` which takes in a time in UNIX seconds. If both
     are set then this function's `timestamp` argument will be used.