diff --git a/src/poolboy.erl b/src/poolboy.erl
index db20541..c39bcdc 100644
--- a/src/poolboy.erl
+++ b/src/poolboy.erl
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ start(PoolArgs, WorkerArgs) ->
 -spec start_link(PoolArgs :: proplists:proplist())
     -> start_ret().
 start_link(PoolArgs)  ->
-    %% for backwards compatability, pass the pool args as the worker args as well
+    %% for backwards compatibility, pass the pool args as the worker args as well
     start_link(PoolArgs, PoolArgs).
 
 -spec start_link(PoolArgs :: proplists:proplist(),
diff --git a/test/poolboy_tests.erl b/test/poolboy_tests.erl
index 5b27024..c64e1cb 100644
--- a/test/poolboy_tests.erl
+++ b/test/poolboy_tests.erl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pool_test_() ->
             {<<"Pool behaves when empty">>,
                 fun pool_empty/0
             },
-            {<<"Pool behaves when empty and oveflow is disabled">>,
+            {<<"Pool behaves when empty and overflow is disabled">>,
                 fun pool_empty_no_overflow/0
             },
             {<<"Pool behaves on worker death">>,