diff --git a/irods-vfs-impl/src/main/java/org/irods/nfsrods/vfs/InodeToPathMapper.java b/irods-vfs-impl/src/main/java/org/irods/nfsrods/vfs/InodeToPathMapper.java
index bb1691cc..e0ad17d4 100644
--- a/irods-vfs-impl/src/main/java/org/irods/nfsrods/vfs/InodeToPathMapper.java
+++ b/irods-vfs-impl/src/main/java/org/irods/nfsrods/vfs/InodeToPathMapper.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void map(Long _inodeNumber, Path _path)
 
             if (otherPath != null)
             {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Inode number is already mapped to exisiting path");
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Inode number is already mapped to existing path");
             }
 
             Long otherInodeNumber = pathToInode_.putIfAbsent(_path, _inodeNumber);
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public void map(Long _inodeNumber, Path _path)
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to rollback mapping");
                 }
 
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Path is already mapped to exisiting inode number");
+                throw new IllegalStateException("Path is already mapped to existing inode number");
             }
         });
     }