diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
index 96db22fd1..e13ff6bcc 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_launcher.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ ERROR_SETTINGS = \
         1) You are not running this command from your game directory.
            Change directory to your game directory and try again (or
            create a new game directory using evennia --init <dirname>)
-        2) The ettings file contains a syntax error. If you see a
+        2) The settings file contains a syntax error. If you see a
            traceback above, review it, resolve the problem and try again.
         3) Django is not correctly installed. This usually shows as
            errors mentioning 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'. If you run a
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ ERROR_LOGDIR_MISSING = \
     will be created automatically).
 
     (Explanation: Evennia creates the log directory automatically when
-    initializating a new game directory. This error usually happens if
+    initializing a new game directory. This error usually happens if
     you used git to clone a pre-created game directory - since log
     files are in .gitignore they will not be cloned, which leads to
     the log directory also not being created.)
diff --git a/evennia/server/evennia_runner.py b/evennia/server/evennia_runner.py
index d963f8dd2..7fcb271a3 100644
--- a/evennia/server/evennia_runner.py
+++ b/evennia/server/evennia_runner.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 This runner is controlled by the evennia launcher and should normally
 not be launched directly.  It manages the two main Evennia processes
-(Server and Portal) and most importanly runs a passive, threaded loop
+(Server and Portal) and most importantly runs a passive, threaded loop
 that makes sure to restart Server whenever it shuts down.
 
 Since twistd does not allow for returning an optional exit code we
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def cycle_logfile(logfile):
 
 def start_services(server_argv, portal_argv, doexit=False):
     """
-    This calls a threaded loop that launces the Portal and Server
+    This calls a threaded loop that launches the Portal and Server
     and then restarts them when they finish.
     """
     global SERVER, PORTAL