diff --git a/doc/source/architecture.rst b/doc/source/architecture.rst
index 880b921ab8..5d7af46287 100644
--- a/doc/source/architecture.rst
+++ b/doc/source/architecture.rst
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ The Glance architecture consists of several components:
   data stores.
 
 * **Registry Layer** — optional layer organizing secure communication between
-  the domain and the DAL by using a seperate service.
+  the domain and the DAL by using a separate service.
diff --git a/etc/glance-api.conf b/etc/glance-api.conf
index 63df3f9d73..6e85cbb572 100644
--- a/etc/glance-api.conf
+++ b/etc/glance-api.conf
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ sheepdog_store_chunk_size = 64
 # This option may be specified multiple times for specifying multiple
 # datastores. Either one of vmware_datastore_name or vmware_datastores is
 # required. The datastore name should be specified after its datacenter
-# path, seperated by ":". An optional weight may be given after the datastore
-# name, seperated again by ":". Thus, the required format becomes
+# path, separated by ":". An optional weight may be given after the datastore
+# name, separated again by ":". Thus, the required format becomes
 # <datacenter_path>:<datastore_name>:<optional_weight>.
 # When adding an image, the datastore with highest weight will be selected,
 # unless there is not enough free space available in cases where the image size