diff --git a/app/controllers/messages.php b/app/controllers/messages.php
index dd51e8faa5998e7acb936083af8ce9497151f4d8..a5c789574ee51ea2c68ea58ab830d4845a2a9046 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages.php
+++ b/app/controllers/messages.php
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class MessagesController extends AuthenticatedController {
             $allow_tutor_filters = false;
             if ($GLOBALS['perm']->have_studip_perm('tutor', $course->id) || $course->getSemClass()['studygroup_mode'] || CourseConfig::get($course->id)->COURSE_STUDENT_MAILING) {
                 $allow_tutor_filters = true;
-                $additonal = " AND seminar_user.visible != 'no'";
+                $additional = " AND seminar_user.visible != 'no'";
             }
             $this->default_message->receivers = [];
             $query = '';