diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index af24569..d7063ba 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 ----------
 
 Tempest also has a set of unit tests which test the Tempest code itself. These
-tests can be run by specifing the test discovery path::
+tests can be run by specifying the test discovery path::
 
     $> OS_TEST_PATH=./tempest/tests testr run --parallel
 
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 0805544..3e6013d 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
  #. alt_password
  #. alt_tenant_name
 
-And in the auth secion:
+And in the auth section:
 
  #. allow_tenant_isolation = False
  #. comment out 'test_accounts_file' or keep it as empty