diff --git a/node/pod.go b/node/pod.go
index da7d8c773..34fe12ffb 100644
--- a/node/pod.go
+++ b/node/pod.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (pc *PodController) updatePodStatus(ctx context.Context, pod *corev1.Pod) e
 	status, err := pc.provider.GetPodStatus(ctx, pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 	if err != nil && !errdefs.IsNotFound(err) {
 		span.SetStatus(err)
-		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "error retreiving pod status")
+		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "error retrieving pod status")
 	}
 
 	// Update the pod's status
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (pc *PodController) podStatusHandler(ctx context.Context, key string) (retE
 
 	namespace, name, err := cache.SplitMetaNamespaceKey(key)
 	if err != nil {
-		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "error spliting cache key")
+		return pkgerrors.Wrap(err, "error splitting cache key")
 	}
 
 	pod, err := pc.podsLister.Pods(namespace).Get(name)