diff --git a/oslo_messaging/server.py b/oslo_messaging/server.py
index 07c528395..7af4c3d8a 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/server.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/server.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class MessageHandlingServer(service.ServiceBase):
     def wait(self):
         """Wait for message processing to complete.
 
-        After calling stop(), there may still be some some existing messages
+        After calling stop(), there may still be some existing messages
         which have not been completely processed. The wait() method blocks
         until all message processing has completed.