diff --git a/lib/jwe/defaults.js b/lib/jwe/defaults.js
index 45f2b1d..f761a13 100644
--- a/lib/jwe/defaults.js
+++ b/lib/jwe/defaults.js
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
  * @property {String} contentAlg The algorithm used to encrypt the plaintext
  *           (default is **`"A128CBC-HS256"`**).
  * @property {String|String[]} protect The names of the headers to integrity
- *           protect.  The value `""` means that none of header parameters
+ *           protect.  The value `""` means that none of the header parameters
  *           are integrity protected, while `"*"` (the default) means that all
- *           headers parameter sare integrity protected.
+ *           header parameters are integrity protected.
  */
 var JWEDefaults = {
   zip: false,