diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
index 6b3a4f2ff..d3ed0e4d5 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ def do_replication_list_targets(cs, args):
            help='ID of volume to failover.')
 @utils.arg('secondary',
            metavar='<secondary>',
-           help='A unqiue identifier that represents a failover target.')
+           help='A unique identifier that represents a failover target.')
 @utils.service_type('volumev2')
 def do_replication_failover(cs, args):
     """Failover a volume to a secondary target"""
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py b/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
index 19bec81cb..afad0de45 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/volumes.py
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class VolumeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
         Failover a volume to a secondary target.
 
         :param volume_id: The id of the volume to query
-        :param secondary: A unqiue identifier that represents a failover
+        :param secondary: A unique identifier that represents a failover
                           target
         """
         return self._action('os-failover_replication',