diff --git a/lib/GitHub.js b/lib/GitHub.js
index c5cec4e2..fddd72ea 100644
--- a/lib/GitHub.js
+++ b/lib/GitHub.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class GitHub {
 
    /**
     * Create a new Repository wrapper
-    * @param {string} user - the user who owns the respository
+    * @param {string} user - the user who owns the repository
     * @param {string} repo - the name of the repository
     * @return {Repository}
     */
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class GitHub {
 
    /**
     * Create a new Issue wrapper
-    * @param {string} user - the user who owns the respository
+    * @param {string} user - the user who owns the repository
     * @param {string} repo - the name of the repository
     * @return {Issue}
     */