diff --git a/devstack/create_config b/devstack/create_config
index 9679ddd7..a0d727f1 100755
--- a/devstack/create_config
+++ b/devstack/create_config
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ if [[ -n "$openstack_image_id" ]]; then
   fail=0
   while [[ true ]] ; do
     if ((fail >= MAX_FAIL)); then
-      die $LINENO "Instance active status wait timeout occured"
+      die $LINENO "Instance active status wait timeout occurred"
     fi
     echo "attempt "$fail" of "$MAX_FAIL
     status=$(instance_status $instance_id)
diff --git a/ec2api/tests/functional/base.py b/ec2api/tests/functional/base.py
index 5db3bab9..37142c43 100644
--- a/ec2api/tests/functional/base.py
+++ b/ec2api/tests/functional/base.py
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class EC2TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
                     try:
                         waiter().wait_delete(obj_id)
                     except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
-                        LOG.exception('Exception occured in cleanup waiting')
+                        LOG.exception('Exception occurred in cleanup waiting')
                         return False
             except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
                 error_code = e.response['Error']['Code']
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ class EC2TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
                 )['RouteTables']))
             return True
         except Exception:
-            LOG.exception('Error occured during "delete_vpc_failed" hook')
+            LOG.exception('Error occurred during "delete_vpc_failed" hook')
         return False
 
     def assertEmpty(self, list_obj, msg=None):