diff --git a/app/app.go b/app/app.go
index d42337b9a..ee43ee0f4 100644
--- a/app/app.go
+++ b/app/app.go
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ func New(
 			v1 := app.qms.LatestVersion()
 			v2 := app.LastBlockHeight()
 			if v1 > 0 && v1 != v2 {
-				tmos.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("versiondb lastest version %d don't match iavl latest version %d", v1, v2))
+				tmos.Exit(fmt.Sprintf("versiondb latest version %d don't match iavl latest version %d", v1, v2))
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nix/build_overlay.nix b/nix/build_overlay.nix
index 476654e66..2870eae80 100644
--- a/nix/build_overlay.nix
+++ b/nix/build_overlay.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# some basic overlays nessesary for the build
+# some basic overlays necessary for the build
 final: super: {
   rocksdb = final.callPackage ./rocksdb.nix { };
 }