diff --git a/History.markdown b/History.markdown
index 40bbda8f..9f50a6b6 100644
--- a/History.markdown
+++ b/History.markdown
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 ### Major Enhancements
 ### Minor Enhancements
 ### Bug Fixes
+  * Catching that Redcarpet gem isn't installed (#1059)
+
 ### Site Enhancements
 ### Development Fixes
 
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
index ceecd85e..48be65cc 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/converters/markdown/redcarpet_parser.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Jekyll
                             include WithoutPygments
                           end
                         end
-        rescue LoadErro
+        rescue LoadError
           STDERR.puts 'You are missing a library required for Markdown. Please run:'
           STDERR.puts '  $ [sudo] gem install redcarpet'
           raise FatalException.new("Missing dependency: redcarpet")