diff --git a/wolfssl/_methods.py b/wolfssl/_methods.py
index bef162b..7c672ae 100644
--- a/wolfssl/_methods.py
+++ b/wolfssl/_methods.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def __init__(self, protocol, server_side):
                 _lib.wolfDTLSv1_3_client_method()
 
         if self.native_object == _ffi.NULL:
-            raise MemoryError("Unnable to allocate method object")
+            raise MemoryError("Cannot allocate method object")
 
     def __del__(self):
         if getattr(self, 'native_object', _ffi.NULL) != _ffi.NULL: