diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb b/lib/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
index fccb7a92..cd4bea52 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:swift_storage_policy) do
     validate do |value|
       value_match = /\d+/.match(value)
       next unless value_match.nil? || !value_match[0].eql?(value)
-      fail('swift_storage_policy name must be a postive integer')
+      fail('swift_storage_policy name must be a positive integer')
     end
     newvalues(/\d+/)
   end
diff --git a/spec/unit/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb b/spec/unit/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
index 4d9834b7..a16ea954 100644
--- a/spec/unit/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/puppet/type/swift_storage_policy.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe Puppet::Type.type(:swift_storage_policy) do
   it 'should fail if swift_storage_policy name is not an integer' do
     expect {
       Puppet::Type.type(:swift_storage_policy).new(:name => 'a')
-    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ResourceError, /swift_storage_policy name must be a postive integer/)
+    }.to raise_error(Puppet::ResourceError, /swift_storage_policy name must be a positive integer/)
   end
 
   it 'should pass if policy_name is valid' do