diff --git a/config/http_config.go b/config/http_config.go
index 061d626f..af9e463b 100644
--- a/config/http_config.go
+++ b/config/http_config.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ type HTTPClientConfig struct {
 	ProxyURL URL `yaml:"proxy_url,omitempty"`
 	// TLSConfig to use to connect to the targets.
 	TLSConfig TLSConfig `yaml:"tls_config,omitempty"`
-	// FollowRedirects specifies wheter the client should follow HTTP 3xx redirects.
+	// FollowRedirects specifies whether the client should follow HTTP 3xx redirects.
 	// The omitempty flag is not set, because it would be hidden from the
 	// marshalled configuration when set to false.
 	FollowRedirects bool `yaml:"follow_redirects"`
diff --git a/config/http_config_test.go b/config/http_config_test.go
index 3bd0b283..c96560e4 100644
--- a/config/http_config_test.go
+++ b/config/http_config_test.go
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ func TestNewClientFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		response, err := client.Get(testServer.URL)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("Can't connect to the test server using this config: %+v %v", validConfig.clientConfig, err)
+			t.Errorf("Can't connect to the test server using this config: %+v: %v", validConfig.clientConfig, err)
 			continue
 		}