2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/config/__init__.py b/synapse/config/__init__.py
index 87fd479727..11313619d2 100644
--- a/synapse/config/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/config/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from ._base import ConfigError, find_config_files, read_config_files
 
-# export ConfigError, find_cofig_files, read_config_files if somebody does
+# export ConfigError, find_config_files, read_config_files if somebody does
 # import *
 # this is largely a fudge to stop PEP8 moaning about the import
 __all__ = ["ConfigError", "find_config_files", "read_config_files"]
diff --git a/synctl b/synctl
index 83474eedc6..7ed0218994 100755
--- a/synctl
+++ b/synctl
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def main():
         "configfile",
         nargs="?",
         default="homeserver.yaml",
-        help="the homeserver config file, defaults to homeserver.yaml, may also specify"
+        help="the homeserver config file. Defaults to homeserver.yaml. May also be"
         " a directory with *.yaml files",
     )
     parser.add_argument(