diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.rst b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
index 0d6d91139f..d8b829eeb5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.rst
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.rst
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ pylint will encouter in the gate.
 Pre-commit checklist
 ====================
 
-Before commiting code to Gerrit for review, please at least do the
+Before committing code to Gerrit for review, please at least do the
 following on your development system and ensure that they pass.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
diff --git a/trove/guestagent/datastore/manager.py b/trove/guestagent/datastore/manager.py
index 5d3e94dd99..be3778e760 100644
--- a/trove/guestagent/datastore/manager.py
+++ b/trove/guestagent/datastore/manager.py
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class Manager(periodic_task.PeriodicTasks):
         return {}
 
     def post_upgrade(self, context, upgrade_info):
-        """Recovers the guest after the image is upgraded using infomation
+        """Recovers the guest after the image is upgraded using information
         from the pre_upgrade step
         """
         pass
diff --git a/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/db2_impl.py b/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/db2_impl.py
index 57d0ecb40b..14790459cf 100644
--- a/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/db2_impl.py
+++ b/trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/db2_impl.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DB2Backup(base.BackupRunner):
                                                                 dbname})
                 size = size + int(out[0])
         except exception.ProcessExecutionError:
-            LOG.exception(_("An error occured while trying to "
+            LOG.exception(_("An error occurred while trying to "
                             "estimate backup size"))
         LOG.debug("Estimated size for databases: " + str(size))
         return size