diff --git a/scripts/ezfio_interface.py b/scripts/ezfio_interface.py
index 8ff6ddd5..f875d326 100755
--- a/scripts/ezfio_interface.py
+++ b/scripts/ezfio_interface.py
@@ -342,10 +342,9 @@ def create_ezfio_config(dict_ezfio_cfg, opt, module_lower):
     def create_format_string(size):
         """
         Take a size number and
-            return the string format for being right align with this ofset
+            return the string format for being right align with this offset
         """
-
-        return "{{:<{0}}}".format(size).format
+        return "{{0:<{0}}}".format(size).format
 
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     #  F o r m a t _ i n f o #