diff --git a/lib/user.php b/lib/user.php
index 8c27ec30cc200fa7884ab30f9bb4d5dd4d13982e..25e495ada44f3bbe4d7c87b9a08661868bc63b5e 100644
--- a/lib/user.php
+++ b/lib/user.php
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class OC_User {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * @brief get the user idea of the user currently logged in.
+	 * @brief get the user id of the user currently logged in.
 	 * @return string uid or false
 	 */
 	public static function getUser(){