diff --git a/examples/example.dup b/examples/example.dup
index 74453ec8ce11888f66685373c4e717ba8d5b8f17..8a880f891c779b4d4342af7615c48a5ca7d94e34 100644
--- a/examples/example.dup
+++ b/examples/example.dup
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ nicelevel = 19
 
 ######################################################
 ## gpg section
-## (how to encrypt and optionnally sign the backups)
+## (how to encrypt and optionally sign the backups)
 ##
 ## WARNING: old (pre-0.9.2) example.dup used to give wrong information about
 ##          the way the following options are used. Please read the following
diff --git a/handlers/dup.helper b/handlers/dup.helper
index 4cc0528276919b449963d8b84ffbbc5c7b1cebef..9fe27180b31042d8af7d107391f9cd198ef85c41 100644
--- a/handlers/dup.helper
+++ b/handlers/dup.helper
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ testconnect = $dup_testconnect
 
 ######################################################
 ## gpg section
-## (how to encrypt and optionnally sign the backups)
+## (how to encrypt and optionally sign the backups)
 ##
 ## WARNING: old (pre-0.9.2) example.dup used to give wrong information about
 ##          the way the following options are used. Please read the following