diff --git a/doc/040_backup.rst b/doc/040_backup.rst
index 961ab6c58..637e42e2b 100644
--- a/doc/040_backup.rst
+++ b/doc/040_backup.rst
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ assumption for many cloud providers, but may not be true when backing up
 to local disks.
 
 Should you run out of space during the middle of a backup, there will be
-some additional data in the repository, but the snapshop will never be
-created as it only would be written at the very (successful) end of
+some additional data in the repository, but the snapshot will never be
+created as it would only be written at the very (successful) end of
 the backup operation.  Previous snapshots will still be there and will still
 work.