diff --git a/watchdog/ffdc_file.cpp b/watchdog/ffdc_file.cpp
index 5aaa92a..6aa4a00 100644
--- a/watchdog/ffdc_file.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/ffdc_file.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                    strerror(errno));
 
         throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Failed to seek file postion to the beginning of the file");
+            "Failed to seek file position to the beginning of the file");
     }
 
     // Store file descriptor in FileDescriptor object
diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
index ed7e750..87aa3f9 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_dbus.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     {
         try
         {
-            // append additional dbus call paramaters
+            // append additional dbus call parameters
             method.append(eventType, levelPelError, additional, ffdc);
 
             // using system dbus