diff --git a/server/helperJSON.go b/server/helperJSON.go
index 7089ec6..6870a63 100644
--- a/server/helperJSON.go
+++ b/server/helperJSON.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func rejectWithErrorJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, code string, message string) {
 
 // rejectWithDefaultErrorJSON writes a default error encoded as JSON to a
 // http.ResponseWriter. rejectWithDefaultErrorJSON(w) is equivalent to
-// rejectWithErrorJSON(w, "unknown", "An unknown error occoured."))
+// rejectWithErrorJSON(w, "unknown", "An unknown error occurred."))
 // w  the http.ResponseWriter
 func rejectWithDefaultErrorJSON(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 	type Err struct {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func rejectWithDefaultErrorJSON(w http.ResponseWriter) {
 		Message string `json:"message"`
 	}
 
-	e := Err{Code: "unknown", Message: "An unknown error occoured."}
+	e := Err{Code: "unknown", Message: "An unknown error occurred."}
 	jsonErr, _ := json.Marshal(e)
 	http.Error(w, string(jsonErr), 422)
 }