diff --git a/sbe_chipOp_handler.cpp b/sbe_chipOp_handler.cpp
index 05d506f..b285e9a 100644
--- a/sbe_chipOp_handler.cpp
+++ b/sbe_chipOp_handler.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         //TODO:use elog infrastructure
         std::ostringstream errMsg;
         errMsg << "Distance to SBE status header value " <<
-               distanceToStatusHeader << " is greater then total lenght of "
+               distanceToStatusHeader << " is greater then total length of "
                "response buffer " << lengthObtained;
         throw std::runtime_error(errMsg.str().c_str());
     }
diff --git a/sbe_chipOp_handler.hpp b/sbe_chipOp_handler.hpp
index c30a466..3e29c1e 100644
--- a/sbe_chipOp_handler.hpp
+++ b/sbe_chipOp_handler.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         std::ostringstream errMsg;
         errMsg << "Obtained chip operation response length (" <<
                sbeFifoResp.size() << "from SBE is greater than maximum expected"
-               " lenght:" << chipOpData.size();
+               " length:" << chipOpData.size();
 
         throw std::runtime_error(errMsg.str().c_str());
     }