diff --git a/plugins/git-commit-template/git-commit-template.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git-commit-template/git-commit-template.plugin.zsh
index 95fef2dae..95fe73ead 100644
--- a/plugins/git-commit-template/git-commit-template.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git-commit-template/git-commit-template.plugin.zsh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ git_commit_template() {
 
     # Valid types
     TYPES=("feat" "fix" "docs" "style" "refactor"
-        "pref" "test" "build" "ci" "chore" "revert")
+        "perf" "test" "build" "ci" "chore" "revert")
 
     NUMBERS=("1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9" "10" "11")
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ git_commit_template() {
 the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc).\n"
     printf "${CYAN}5.  refactor${RESET} - A Code change that neither fixes a bug \
 nor adds a feature.\n"
-    printf "${CYAN}6.  pref${RESET} - A code change that improves performance.\n"
+    printf "${CYAN}6.  perf${RESET} - A code change that improves performance.\n"
     printf "${CYAN}7.  test${RESET} - Adding missing tests or correcting existing \
 tests.\n"
     printf "${CYAN}8.  build${RESET} - Changes that effect the build system or \