diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
index 6ea18fda..a7053034 100755
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banclient.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Fail2banClient(Fail2banCmdLine, Thread):
 			logSys.log(5, '  client phase %s', phase)
 		if not stream:
 			return False
-		# wait a litle bit for phase "start-ready" before enter active waiting:
+		# wait a little bit for phase "start-ready" before enter active waiting:
 		if phase is not None:
 			Utils.wait_for(lambda: phase.get('start-ready', None) is not None, 0.5, 0.001)
 			phase['configure'] = (True if stream else False)
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/observer.py b/fail2ban/server/observer.py
index f5ba20d9..996eec4a 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/observer.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/observer.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class ObserverThread(JailThread):
 					if self._paused:
 						continue
 				else:
-					## notify event deleted (shutdown) - just sleep a litle bit (waiting for shutdown events, prevent high cpu usage)
+					## notify event deleted (shutdown) - just sleep a little bit (waiting for shutdown events, prevent high cpu usage)
 					time.sleep(ObserverThread.DEFAULT_SLEEP_INTERVAL)
 					## stop by shutdown and empty queue :
 					if not self.is_full: