diff --git a/node/api.go b/node/api.go
index 60e207932d..66cd1dde33 100644
--- a/node/api.go
+++ b/node/api.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (api *PrivateAdminAPI) StartWS(host *string, port *int, allowedOrigins *str
 		}
 	}
 
-	modules := api.node.config.WSModxules
+	modules := api.node.config.WSModules
 	if apis != nil {
 		modules = nil
 		for _, m := range strings.Split(*apis, ",") {
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index c49a3448a8..39e15e0a74 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (n *Node) openDataDir() error {
 }
 
 // startRPC is a helper method to start all the various RPC endpoints during node
-// startup. It's not meant to be called at any time afterwards, as it makes certain
+// startup. It's not meant to be called at any time afterwards as it makes certain
 // assumptions about the state of the node.
 func (n *Node) startRPC(services map[reflect.Type]Service) error {
 	// Gather all the possible APIs to surface