diff --git a/include/enotify.php b/include/enotify.php
index 027293d4f3..0ac9f48ffa 100644
--- a/include/enotify.php
+++ b/include/enotify.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 	if($params['type'] == NOTIFY_CONFIRM) {
 		if ($params['verb'] == ACTIVITY_FRIEND ){ // mutual connection
 			$subject = sprintf( t('[Friendica:Notify] Connection accepted'));
-			$preamble = sprintf( t('\'%1$s\' has acepted your connection request at %2$s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename);
+			$preamble = sprintf( t('\'%1$s\' has accepted your connection request at %2$s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename);
 			$epreamble = sprintf( t('%2$s has accepted your [url=%1$s]connection request[/url].'),
 									$itemlink,
 									'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]');
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ function notification($params) {
 			$itemlink =  $params['link'];
 		} else { // ACTIVITY_FOLLOW
 			$subject = sprintf( t('[Friendica:Notify] Connection accepted'));
-			$preamble = sprintf( t('\'%1$s\' has acepted your connection request at %2$s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename);
+			$preamble = sprintf( t('\'%1$s\' has accepted your connection request at %2$s'), $params['source_name'], $sitename);
 			$epreamble = sprintf( t('%2$s has accepted your [url=%1$s]connection request[/url].'),
 									$itemlink,
 									'[url=' . $params['source_link'] . ']' . $params['source_name'] . '[/url]');
diff --git a/util/strings.php b/util/strings.php
index db8bd55dd5..cb745a5ccf 100644
--- a/util/strings.php
+++ b/util/strings.php
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ $a->strings["Name:"] = "";
 $a->strings["Photo:"] = "";
 $a->strings["Please visit %s to approve or reject the suggestion."] = "";
 $a->strings["[Friendica:Notify] Connection accepted"] = "";
-$a->strings["'%1\$s' has acepted your connection request at %2\$s"] = "";
+$a->strings["'%1\$s' has accepted your connection request at %2\$s"] = "";
 $a->strings["%2\$s has accepted your [url=%1\$s]connection request[/url]."] = "";
 $a->strings["You are now mutual friends and may exchange status updates, photos, and email\n\twithout restriction."] = "";
 $a->strings["Please visit %s  if you wish to make any changes to this relationship."] = "";