diff --git a/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/db/airflow_db.py b/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/db/airflow_db.py
index d0b357d2..8cbb8d71 100644
--- a/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/db/airflow_db.py
+++ b/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/db/airflow_db.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class AirflowDbAccess(DbAccess):
 
     def check_dag_run_state(self, dag_id, execution_date, expected_state):
         """
-        Examines a dag_run for state. Throws execption if it's not right
+        Examines a dag_run for state. Throws exception if it's not right
         """
         dag_run_list = self.get_dag_runs_by_id(
             dag_id=dag_id, execution_date=execution_date)
diff --git a/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/errors.py b/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/errors.py
index 85e90c37..906c9eac 100644
--- a/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/errors.py
+++ b/src/bin/shipyard_airflow/shipyard_airflow/errors.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def default_error_serializer(req, resp, exception):
 
 def default_exception_handler(ex, req, resp, params):
     """
-    Catch-all execption handler for standardized output.
+    Catch-all exception handler for standardized output.
     If this is a standard falcon HTTPError, rethrow it for handling
     """
     if isinstance(ex, falcon.HTTPError):