diff --git a/glanceclient/common/exceptions.py b/glanceclient/common/exceptions.py
index 583a130..64cc01e 100644
--- a/glanceclient/common/exceptions.py
+++ b/glanceclient/common/exceptions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-# This is here for compatability purposes. Once all known OpenStack clients
+# This is here for compatibility purposes. Once all known OpenStack clients
 # are updated to use glanceclient.exc, this file should be removed
 from glanceclient.exc import *
diff --git a/tests/test_ssl.py b/tests/test_ssl.py
index 6c3fd9c..569fabb 100644
--- a/tests/test_ssl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ssl.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TestVerifiedHTTPSConnection(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def test_ssl_init_cert_no_key(self):
         """
-        Test VerifiedHTTPSConnection: absense of SSL key file.
+        Test VerifiedHTTPSConnection: absence of SSL key file.
         """
         cert_file = os.path.join(TEST_VAR_DIR, 'certificate.crt')
         cacert = os.path.join(TEST_VAR_DIR, 'ca.crt')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TestVerifiedHTTPSConnection(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def test_ssl_init_key_no_cert(self):
         """
-        Test VerifiedHTTPSConnection: absense of SSL cert file.
+        Test VerifiedHTTPSConnection: absence of SSL cert file.
         """
         key_file = os.path.join(TEST_VAR_DIR, 'privatekey.key')
         cacert = os.path.join(TEST_VAR_DIR, 'ca.crt')