diff --git a/test/shell/covercmd.sh b/test/shell/covercmd.sh
index 537dc45f4..5ea063a80 100644
--- a/test/shell/covercmd.sh
+++ b/test/shell/covercmd.sh
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ not lvm pvdata
 if lvm nonexistingcommand ; then
         die "lvm must fail"
 elif [ "$?" != "2" ] ; then
-        die "lvm sould return code 2"
+        die "lvm should return code 2"
 fi
diff --git a/test/shell/metadata-balance.sh b/test/shell/metadata-balance.sh
index 5f856a1ba..52ce7769a 100644
--- a/test/shell/metadata-balance.sh
+++ b/test/shell/metadata-balance.sh
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ for mdacp in 1 2; do
 	pvunignore_ "$dev2"
 	pvunignore_ "$dev4"
 	pvunignore_ "$dev5"
-	echo vgcreate $SHARED succeds with small value of --metadatacopies, ignores mdas
+	echo vgcreate $SHARED succeeds with small value of --metadatacopies, ignores mdas
 	vgcreate $SHARED --vgmetadatacopies 1 $vg "$dev1" "$dev2" "$dev4" "$dev5"
 	check vg_field $vg vg_mda_copies 1
 	check vg_field $vg vg_mda_count $(( mdacp * 4 ))