diff --git a/src/analysis.cpp b/src/analysis.cpp
index d5a67b6f7..8269e74fa 100644
--- a/src/analysis.cpp
+++ b/src/analysis.cpp
@@ -256,11 +256,11 @@ bool SystemEnergy::updateMinimumEnergy(const double current_energy) {
     }
     minimum_energy = current_energy;
 
-    auto filename = MPI::prefix + "mininum_energy.pqr";
+    auto filename = MPI::prefix + "minimum_energy.pqr";
     faunus_logger->debug("{}: saving {} ({:.2f} kT) at step {}", name, filename, minimum_energy, getNumberOfSteps());
     PQRWriter(PQRWriter::Style::PQR).save(filename, spc.groups, spc.geometry.getLength());
 
-    filename = MPI::prefix + "mininum_energy.state";
+    filename = MPI::prefix + "minimum_energy.state";
     if (std::ofstream file(filename); file) {
         faunus_logger->debug("{}: saving {} ({:.2f} kT) at step {}", name, filename, minimum_energy, getNumberOfSteps());
         json j;
diff --git a/src/penalty.h b/src/penalty.h
index 73d650251..814f2c535 100644
--- a/src/penalty.h
+++ b/src/penalty.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Penalty : public EnergyTerm {
 class PenaltyMPI : public Penalty {
   private:
     const MPI::Controller& mpi;
-    Eigen::VectorXi weights;                                     //!< array w. mininum histogram counts
+    Eigen::VectorXi weights;                                     //!< array w. minimum histogram counts
     Eigen::VectorXd buffer;                                      //!< receive buffer for penalty functions
     void updatePenalty(const std::vector<double>& coordinate) override; //!< Average penalty function across all nodes
     void averagePenaltyFunctions();                              //!< Average penalty functions over all MPI nodes