diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index 95fe2b0dab..aa31430bc3 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 local golang = "golang:1.11";
 
 # defines a temporary volume so that the Go cache can
-# be shared with all pipeine steps.
+# be shared with all pipeline steps.
 local volumes = [
     {
         name: "gopath",
diff --git a/cmd/drone-agent/main.go b/cmd/drone-agent/main.go
index d93c56b618..3af558474e 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-agent/main.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 				Errorln("cannot ping the docker daemon")
 			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		} else {
-			logrus.Debugln("succussfully pinged the docker daemon")
+			logrus.Debugln("successfully pinged the docker daemon")
 			break
 		}
 	}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// helper funciton configures the logging.
+// helper function configures the logging.
 func initLogging(c config.Config) {
 	if c.Logging.Debug {
 		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
diff --git a/cmd/drone-controller/main.go b/cmd/drone-controller/main.go
index 91a67424f4..286fd58ec0 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-controller/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-controller/main.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func isKubernetes() bool {
 	return os.Getenv("KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST") != ""
 }
 
-// helper funciton configures the logging.
+// helper function configures the logging.
 func initLogging(c config.Config) {
 	if c.Logging.Debug {
 		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
diff --git a/cmd/drone-server/main.go b/cmd/drone-server/main.go
index d39c6c5374..315336f176 100644
--- a/cmd/drone-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/drone-server/main.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 }
 
-// helper funciton configures the logging.
+// helper function configures the logging.
 func initLogging(c config.Config) {
 	if c.Logging.Debug {
 		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
diff --git a/core/admission.go b/core/admission.go
index 5d3388eede..d3b237118b 100644
--- a/core/admission.go
+++ b/core/admission.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import "context"
 
 // AdmissionService grants access to the system. The service can
 // be used to restrict access to authorized users, such as
-// members of an organiozation in your soruce control management
+// members of an organiozation in your source control management
 // system.
 type AdmissionService interface {
 	Admit(context.Context, *User) error
diff --git a/operator/runner/runner.go b/operator/runner/runner.go
index f743cb6e9b..f733729c40 100644
--- a/operator/runner/runner.go
+++ b/operator/runner/runner.go
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ func (r *Runner) start(ctx context.Context) error {
 		default:
 			// This error is ignored on purpose. The system
 			// should not exit the runner on error. The run
-			// funciton logs all errors, which should be enough
+			// function logs all errors, which should be enough
 			// to surface potential issues to an administrator.
 			r.poll(ctx)
 		}