diff --git a/heat/tests/test_hot.py b/heat/tests/test_hot.py
index 071934f96..e80823cc8 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_hot.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_hot.py
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ class HOTemplateTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         snippet = {'repeat': {'template': 'this is %var%'}}
         self.assertRaises(KeyError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl)
 
-        # mispelled for_each
+        # misspelled for_each
         snippet = {'repeat': {'template': 'this is %var%',
                               'foreach': {'%var%': ['a', 'b', 'c']}}}
         self.assertRaises(KeyError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl)
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ class HOTemplateTest(common.HeatTestCase):
                               'for_each': {'%var%': 'a'}}}
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl)
 
-        # mispelled template
+        # misspelled template
         snippet = {'repeat': {'templte': 'this is %var%',
                               'for_each': {'%var%': ['a', 'b', 'c']}}}
         self.assertRaises(KeyError, self.resolve, snippet, tmpl)
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py b/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
index 5680160e9..8970c7aea 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ class SqlAlchemyTest(common.HeatTestCase):
     def test_stack_get_all_non_existing_marker(self):
         [self._setup_test_stack('stack', x)[1] for x in UUIDs]
 
-        uuid = 'this stack doesnt exist'
+        uuid = 'this stack doesn\'t exist'
         st_db = db_api.stack_get_all(self.ctx, marker=uuid)
         self.assertEqual(3, len(st_db))