diff --git a/src/backupninja.in b/src/backupninja.in
index 7fa6fb11e0b180a95ede816c1178075afa71d1e3..1dac55d918e344355931611791d792375c377344 100755
--- a/src/backupninja.in
+++ b/src/backupninja.in
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ while [ $# -ge 1 ]; do
 				singlerun=$2
 				processnow=1
 			else
-				echo "--run option must be fallowed by a backupninja action file"
-				fatal "--run option must be fallowed by a backupninja action file"
+				echo "--run option must be followed by a backupninja action file"
+				fatal "--run option must be followed by a backupninja action file"
 				usage
 			fi
 			shift