diff --git a/cadetrdm/initialize_repo.py b/cadetrdm/initialize_repo.py
index fd229d5356a47fbb60f0a1300eb72e521b36694c..89c4740769d9e8192e6de23ab6e48f500c1e94b7 100644
--- a/cadetrdm/initialize_repo.py
+++ b/cadetrdm/initialize_repo.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def initialize_git_repo(path_to_repo: str, output_repo_name: (str | bool) = "out
         gitattributes = []
 
     if lfs_filetypes is None:
-        lfs_filetypes = ["*.jpg", "*.png", "*.xlsx", "*.m5", "*.ipynb", "*.pfd"]
+        lfs_filetypes = ["*.jpg", "*.png", "*.xlsx", "*.m5", "*.ipynb", "*.pdf"]
 
     starting_directory = os.getcwd()