diff --git a/scripts/jdwp-version.nse b/scripts/jdwp-version.nse
index 828081af3..4fdceeccf 100644
--- a/scripts/jdwp-version.nse
+++ b/scripts/jdwp-version.nse
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ end
 
 action = function(host, port)
         -- make sure we get at least one more packet after the JDWP-Handshake
-        -- response even if there is some delay; the handshake resonse has 14
+        -- response even if there is some delay; the handshake response has 14
         -- bytes, so wait for 18 bytes here.
         local status, result = comm.exchange(host, port, "JDWP-Handshake\0\0\0\11\0\0\0\1\0\1\1", {proto="tcp", bytes=18})
         if (not status) then
diff --git a/service_scan.cc b/service_scan.cc
index bc726336d..52338ed07 100644
--- a/service_scan.cc
+++ b/service_scan.cc
@@ -1570,8 +1570,8 @@ void ServiceNFO::addServiceString(const char *s, int wrapat) {
     addServiceChar(*s++, wrapat);
 }
 
-// If a service response to a given probeName, this function adds the
-// resonse the the fingerprint for that service.  The fingerprint can
+// If a service responds to a given probeName, this function adds the
+// response to the fingerprint for that service.  The fingerprint can
 // be printed when nothing matches the service.  You can obtain the
 // fingerprint (if any) via getServiceFingerprint();
 void ServiceNFO::addToServiceFingerprint(const char *probeName, const u8 *resp,