diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 36cab05..165efc0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ has been used.
     	Username for HTTP Basic Authentication (default "pingvin")
 ```
 On first run, the daemon generates `~/.config/enervent-ctrl/configuration.yaml` with default values.
-Configuration options are the same as with CLI flags. CLI flags take precedenence over the config file.
+Configuration options are the same as with CLI flags. CLI flags take precedence over the config file.
 - `serial_address:` Path to RS-485 serial device
 - `port:` TCP port for the REST API to listen on
 - `ssl_certificate:` Path to SSL certificate for HTTPS
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 785a813..0161898 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func initDefaultConfig(confpath string) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Read configuration. CLI flags take presedence over configuration file
+// Read configuration. CLI flags take precedence over configuration file
 func configure() {
 	log.Println("Reading configuration")
 	parseConfigFile()