diff --git a/statemon.c b/statemon.c
index 4200c28d..f7b735ef 100644
--- a/statemon.c
+++ b/statemon.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * from the device executor and from scan and batch commands. Clients can 
  * listen to this in order to figure out what is actually going on in a
  * given SICS installation. This might in the end supersede the status code 
- * managment in status.c
+ * management in status.c
  * 
  * copyright: see file COPYRIGHT
  * 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int StateMonFactory(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
 	if(argc > 1) {
 		pPtr = FindCommandData(pSics,argv[1],"ScanObject");
 		if(pPtr == NULL){
-			SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failked to locate scan object",eError);
+			SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failed to locate scan object",eError);
 		} else {
 			target = GetCallbackInterface(pPtr);
 			assert(target != NULL);