diff --git a/builtin/logical/pki/path_intermediate.go b/builtin/logical/pki/path_intermediate.go
index 71a04555e..2073621d3 100644
--- a/builtin/logical/pki/path_intermediate.go
+++ b/builtin/logical/pki/path_intermediate.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (b *backend) pathSetSignedIntermediate(
 	cert := data.Get("certificate").(string)
 
 	if cert == "" {
-		return logical.ErrorResponse("no certificate provided in the \"certficate\" parameter"), nil
+		return logical.ErrorResponse("no certificate provided in the \"certificate\" parameter"), nil
 	}
 
 	inputBundle, err := certutil.ParsePEMBundle(cert)
diff --git a/helper/certutil/types.go b/helper/certutil/types.go
index 35b7317a5..c955222e0 100644
--- a/helper/certutil/types.go
+++ b/helper/certutil/types.go
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (p *ParsedCertBundle) ToCertBundle() (*CertBundle, error) {
 }
 
 // Verify checks if the parsed bundle is valid.  It validates the public
-// key of the certificate to the private key and checks the certficate trust
+// key of the certificate to the private key and checks the certificate trust
 // chain for path issues.
 func (p *ParsedCertBundle) Verify() error {
 	// If private key exists, check if it matches the public key of cert