diff --git a/lib/pr_checker.js b/lib/pr_checker.js
index dfe571e..1c6c926 100644
--- a/lib/pr_checker.js
+++ b/lib/pr_checker.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class PRChecker {
         cli.info('This PR is being fast-tracked');
         return true;
       } else {
-        const msg = ['This PR is being fast-tracked, but awating '];
+        const msg = ['This PR is being fast-tracked, but awaiting '];
         if (approved.length < 2) msg.push('approvals of 2 contributors');
         if (!CIStatus) msg.push('a CI run');
 
diff --git a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
index 6d22329..221bb27 100644
--- a/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/pr_checker.test.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ describe('PRChecker', () => {
 
       const expectedLogs = {
         warn: [
-          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awating ' +
+          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awaiting ' +
           'approvals of 2 contributors and a CI run' ]
         ]
       };
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe('PRChecker', () => {
 
       const expectedLogs = {
         warn: [
-          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awating ' +
+          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awaiting ' +
           'approvals of 2 contributors' ]
         ]
       };
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ describe('PRChecker', () => {
 
       const expectedLogs = {
         warn: [
-          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awating a CI run' ]
+          [ 'This PR is being fast-tracked, but awaiting a CI run' ]
         ]
       };