diff --git a/notifications/event.go b/notifications/event.go
index b59a72be..9651cd1b 100644
--- a/notifications/event.go
+++ b/notifications/event.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	Request RequestRecord `json:"request,omitempty"`
 
 	// Actor specifies the agent that initiated the event. For most
-	// situations, this could be from the authorizaton context of the request.
+	// situations, this could be from the authorization context of the request.
 	Actor ActorRecord `json:"actor,omitempty"`
 
 	// Source identifies the registry node that generated the event. Put
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type Event struct {
 }
 
 // ActorRecord specifies the agent that initiated the event. For most
-// situations, this could be from the authorizaton context of the request.
+// situations, this could be from the authorization context of the request.
 // Data in this record can refer to both the initiating client and the
 // generating request.
 type ActorRecord struct {
diff --git a/notifications/sinks.go b/notifications/sinks.go
index 549ba97e..beb8bad4 100644
--- a/notifications/sinks.go
+++ b/notifications/sinks.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (eq *eventQueue) Write(events ...Event) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Close shutsdown the event queue, flushing
+// Close shuts down the event queue, flushing
 func (eq *eventQueue) Close() error {
 	eq.mu.Lock()
 	defer eq.mu.Unlock()