diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/TestShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/TestShell.php
index c942499227d..2c474b9c37f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/TestShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/TestShell.php
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ public function getOptionParser() {
  */
 	public function initialize() {
 		$this->_dispatcher = new CakeTestSuiteDispatcher();
-		$sucess = $this->_dispatcher->loadTestFramework();
-		if (!$sucess) {
+		$success = $this->_dispatcher->loadTestFramework();
+		if (!$success) {
 			throw new Exception(__d('cake_dev', 'Please install PHPUnit framework <info>(http://www.phpunit.de)</info>'));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticateTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticateTest.php
index 0e317feff8a..6da7eab5557 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticateTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/BasicAuthenticateTest.php
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public function testAuthenticateChallenge() {
 	}
 
 /**
- * test authenticate sucesss
+ * test authenticate success
  *
  * @return void
  */