diff --git a/unit_tests/falco/test_atomic_signal_handler.cpp b/unit_tests/falco/test_atomic_signal_handler.cpp
index 94e55133..a2e8accf 100644
--- a/unit_tests/falco/test_atomic_signal_handler.cpp
+++ b/unit_tests/falco/test_atomic_signal_handler.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ TEST(AtomicSignalHandler, handle_once_wait_consistency)
 	constexpr const auto thread_wait_sec = 2;
 	constexpr const auto handler_wait_sec = 1;
 
-	// have a shared signal hander
+	// have a shared signal handler
 	falco::atomic_signal_handler handler;
 
-	// launch a bunch of threads all synching on the same handler
+	// launch a bunch of threads all syncing on the same handler
 	typedef struct
 	{
 		bool handled;
diff --git a/userspace/falco/atomic_signal_handler.h b/userspace/falco/atomic_signal_handler.h
index 21ae5eac..f9191de2 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/atomic_signal_handler.h
+++ b/userspace/falco/atomic_signal_handler.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace falco
                     try
                     {
                         f();
-                        // note: the action may have forcely resetted
+                        // note: the action may have forcely reset
                         // the signal handler, so we don't want to create
                         // an inconsistent state
                         if (triggered())