diff --git a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
index 4a48e7187e..a09911fd8a 100644
--- a/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
+++ b/apps/documents/conf/settings.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ default_available_functions = {
 }
 
 AVAILABLE_FUNCTIONS = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_METADATA_AVAILABLE_FUNCTIONS', default_available_functions)
-STAGING_DIRECTORY = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_STAGIN_DIRECTORY', '/tmp')
+STAGING_DIRECTORY = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_STAGING_DIRECTORY', '/tmp')
 FILESERVING_PATH = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_FILESERVING_PATH', '/tmp')
 DELETE_ORIGINAL = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_DELETE_ORIGINAL', False)
 SLUGIFY_PATH = getattr(settings, 'DOCUMENTS_SLUGIFY_PATH', False)