diff --git a/synchronizer/manager.go b/synchronizer/manager.go
index b2e2d575..0659eed2 100644
--- a/synchronizer/manager.go
+++ b/synchronizer/manager.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Manager interface {
 	Start()
 	Stop()
 	IsRunning() bool
-	StartBGSyng(mstatus chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error
+	StartBGSync(status chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error
 }
 
 // ManagerImpl struct
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ func (s *ManagerImpl) enableStreaming() {
 	s.hcMonitor.Reset(hc.LargeSegments, int(nextExp.Seconds()))
 }
 
-func (m *ManagerImpl) StartBGSyng(mstatus chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error {
+func (m *ManagerImpl) StartBGSync(status chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error {
 	attemptInit := func() bool {
 		go m.Start()
-		status := <-mstatus
+		status := <-status
 		switch status {
 		case Ready:
 			onReady()
diff --git a/synchronizer/manager_test.go b/synchronizer/manager_test.go
index dfda0b21..2d1aaceb 100644
--- a/synchronizer/manager_test.go
+++ b/synchronizer/manager_test.go
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ func TestStartBGSyncSuccessFirstTry(t *testing.T) {
 	readyCalled := false
 	onReady := func() { readyCalled = true }
 
-	err := manager.StartBGSyng(status, false, onReady)
+	err := manager.StartBGSync(status, false, onReady)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error("Should not return error on successful first try")
 	}
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ func TestStartBGSyncFailNoSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	readyCalled := false
 	onReady := func() { readyCalled = true }
 
-	err := manager.StartBGSyng(status, false, onReady)
+	err := manager.StartBGSync(status, false, onReady)
 	if err != errUnrecoverable {
 		t.Error("Should return errUnrecoverable when sync fails and no snapshot available")
 	}
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ func TestStartBGSyncFailWithSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 	readyCalled := false
 	onReady := func() { readyCalled = true }
 
-	err := manager.StartBGSyng(status, true, onReady)
+	err := manager.StartBGSync(status, true, onReady)
 	if err != errRetrying {
 		t.Error("Should return errRetrying when sync fails but snapshot is available")
 	}
diff --git a/synchronizer/redis.go b/synchronizer/redis.go
index 708962af..40f9ebc9 100644
--- a/synchronizer/redis.go
+++ b/synchronizer/redis.go
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ func (m *ManagerRedisImpl) IsRunning() bool {
 	return m.running.IsSet()
 }
 
-func (m *ManagerRedisImpl) StartBGSyng(mstatus chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error {
+func (m *ManagerRedisImpl) StartBGSync(status chan int, shouldRetry bool, onReady func()) error {
 	return nil
 }