diff --git a/barbican/model/migration/alembic.ini b/barbican/model/migration/alembic.ini
index e8f21b740..e73cabd8e 100644
--- a/barbican/model/migration/alembic.ini
+++ b/barbican/model/migration/alembic.ini
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ script_location = %(here)s/alembic_migrations
 # revision_environment = false
 
 # default to an empty string because the Barbican migration process will
-# extract the correct value and set it programatically before alembic is fully
+# extract the correct value and set it programmatically before alembic is fully
 # invoked.
 sqlalchemy.url =
 #sqlalchemy.url = driver://user:pass@localhost/dbname
diff --git a/barbican/plugin/kmip_secret_store.py b/barbican/plugin/kmip_secret_store.py
index 40a7328f9..65d3341c8 100644
--- a/barbican/plugin/kmip_secret_store.py
+++ b/barbican/plugin/kmip_secret_store.py
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ class KMIPSecretStore(ss.SecretStoreBase):
 
         Key files are extremely sensitive, they should be owned by the user
         who they relate to. They should be readable only (to avoid accidental
-        changes). They should not be readable or writeable by any other user.
+        changes). They should not be readable or writable by any other user.
 
         :raises: KMIPSecretStoreError
         """