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@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ look at the wrapper `backend-python.js`.
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 ```
 
-#### bkDefualts
+#### bkDefaults
 
 The arguments passed here (typically `webpathRoot`, `configDir`, etc) will be merged with
 any `args` (typically `domains`, `email`, and `agreeTos`) and passed to the backend whenever