diff --git a/drivers/cleanup.py b/drivers/cleanup.py
index 042fe9986..9fbd3c4ad 100755
--- a/drivers/cleanup.py
+++ b/drivers/cleanup.py
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ def abortCoalesce(self, prevSize, curSize):
             if (self.its > self.GRACE_ITERATIONS and
                 (not res) and (curSize > maxSizeFromMin)):
                 self.reason = "Unexpected bump in size," \
-                              " compared to minimum acheived"
+                              " compared to minimum achieved"
                 res = True
 
             return res
@@ -2030,7 +2030,7 @@ def printReasoning(self):
                      .format(size=self.startSize))
             Util.log("Final size was            {size}"
                      .format(size=self.finishSize))
-            Util.log("Minimum size acheived was {size}"
+            Util.log("Minimum size achieved was {size}"
                      .format(size=self.minSize))
 
     def _coalesceLeaf(self, vdi):
diff --git a/tests/test_cleanup.py b/tests/test_cleanup.py
index 5bb875fa2..a26831807 100644
--- a/tests/test_cleanup.py
+++ b/tests/test_cleanup.py
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ def trackerReportOk(self, tracker, expectedHistory, expectedReason,
                          "            {size}".format(size=finish))
         pos += 1
         self.assertEqual(FakeUtil.record[pos],
-                         "Minimum size acheived"
+                         "Minimum size achieved"
                          " was {size}".format(size=minimum))
         FakeUtil.record = []
         cleanup.Util = _before
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ def test_leafCoalesceTracker(self):
             "Iteration: 2 -- Initial size 100 --> Final size 121",
         ]
         expectedReason = "Unexpected bump in size," \
-                         " compared to minimum acheived"
+                         " compared to minimum achieved"
         res = tracker.abortCoalesce(100, 100)
         self.assertFalse(res)
         res = tracker.abortCoalesce(100, 121)