diff --git a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
index d98a7d5922..99b1551b27 100644
--- a/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
+++ b/swift/proxy/controllers/base.py
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ class Controller(object):
         """
         Autocreate an account
 
-        :param env: the environment of the request leading to this autocreate
+        :param req: request leading to this autocreate
         :param account: the unquoted account name
         """
         partition, nodes = self.app.account_ring.get_nodes(account)