diff --git a/README b/README
index 40cbbcb..fba31ef 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ directory of your application in the directory named `mellon_metadata_cache`.
 If you restart the application and the URL is unavailable, the file cache will
 be used. The cache will be refreshed every `MELLON_METADATA_CACHE_TIME` seconds.
 If the HTTP retrieval of the metadata URL takes longer thant
-`METTON_METADATA_HTTP_TIMEOUT` seconds, retrieval will be skipped.
+`MELLON_METADATA_HTTP_TIMEOUT` seconds, retrieval will be skipped.
 
 When the cache is already loaded, retrievals are done in the background by a
 thread.
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ MELLON_METADATA_CACHE_TIME
 When using METADATA_URL to reference a metadata file, it's the duration in
 secondes between refresh of the metadata file. Default is 3600 seconds, 1 hour.
 
-METTON_METADATA_HTTP_TIMEOUT
+MELLON_METADATA_HTTP_TIMEOUT
 ----------------------------
 
 Timeout in seconds for HTTP call made to retrieve metadata files. Default is 10