diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
index 30d08e9451d9c..e8584b3663c32 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ func RunCreateCluster(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer, c *CreateClusterOptions) e
 	for k, data := range sshPublicKeys {
 		err = keyStore.AddSSHPublicKey(k, data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error addding SSH public key: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error adding SSH public key: %v", err)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
index 99b24236a6047..826068e67db2a 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/update_cluster.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func RunUpdateCluster(f *util.Factory, clusterName string, out io.Writer, c *Upd
 		}
 		err = keyStore.AddSSHPublicKey(fi.SecretNameSSHPrimary, authorized)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error addding SSH public key: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error adding SSH public key: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		glog.Infof("Using SSH public key: %v\n", c.SSHPublicKey)
diff --git a/examples/kops-api-example/up.go b/examples/kops-api-example/up.go
index 28bf41f26978a..7f21d21c2d69e 100644
--- a/examples/kops-api-example/up.go
+++ b/examples/kops-api-example/up.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func up() error {
 		}
 		err = keyStore.AddSSHPublicKey(fi.SecretNameSSHPrimary, pubKey)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error addding SSH public key: %v", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error adding SSH public key: %v", err)
 		}
 	}