diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4105159..438f0ba 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ The Basics
 ==========
 
 Everything in `requests`_ eventually goes through an adapter to do the transport work.
-`requests-mock` creates a custom `adatper` that allows you to predefine responses when certain URIs are called.
+`requests-mock` creates a custom `adapter` that allows you to predefine responses when certain URIs are called.
 
 There are then a number of methods provided to get the adapter used.
 
diff --git a/requests_mock/tests/test_adapter.py b/requests_mock/tests/test_adapter.py
index 0f1dd30..65de6c5 100644
--- a/requests_mock/tests/test_adapter.py
+++ b/requests_mock/tests/test_adapter.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class SessionAdapterTests(base.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(self.adapter.called)
         self.assertFalse(m.called_once)
 
-    def test_adapter_picks_correct_adatper(self):
+    def test_adapter_picks_correct_adapter(self):
         good = '%s://test3.url/' % self.PREFIX
         self.adapter.register_uri('GET',
                                   '%s://test1.url' % self.PREFIX,