diff --git a/src/directip.rs b/src/directip.rs
index f0f7a1f4..45422be9 100644
--- a/src/directip.rs
+++ b/src/directip.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //!
 //! Iridium `DirectIP` is a service provided by the Iridium company. New Mobile
 //! Originated messages are forwarded from the Iridium servers to a configured
-//! IP address. The Iridum service attempts to initate a TCP connection to port
+//! IP address. The Iridium service attempts to initiate a TCP connection to port
 //! 10800 at the specified IP. If the connection is successful, the MO message
 //! is transmitted, then the connection is closed.
 //!
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ fn handle_stream(stream: TcpStream, storage: Arc<Mutex<dyn Storage>>) {
     let message = match Message::read_from(stream) {
         Ok(message) => {
             info!(
-                "Recieved message from IMEI {} with MOMN {} and {} byte payload",
+                "Received message from IMEI {} with MOMN {} and {} byte payload",
                 message.imei(),
                 message.momsn(),
                 message.payload().len(),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e37e3d17..f5fb48ed 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ impl<P: AsRef<Path> + Send + Sync> log::Log for Logger<P> {
                 Box::new(
                     std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
                         .create(true)
-                        .write(true)
                         .append(true)
                         .open(&self.path)
                         .unwrap(),
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ fn main() {
             Ok(ref message) => match str::from_utf8(message.payload()) {
                 Ok(content) => println!("{}", content),
                 Err(err) => {
-                    println!("ERROR: Unable to parse paylode as UTF-8: {}", err);
+                    println!("ERROR: Unable to parse payload as UTF-8: {}", err);
                     process::exit(1);
                 }
             },
diff --git a/src/mo/session_status.rs b/src/mo/session_status.rs
index 2c5cef68..6f5943d5 100644
--- a/src/mo/session_status.rs
+++ b/src/mo/session_status.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub enum SessionStatus {
     OkLocationUnacceptableQuality = 2,
     /// The SBD session timed out before session completion.
     Timeout = 10,
-    /// The MO message being transferred by the IMEI is too large to be transerred within a single
+    /// The MO message being transferred by the IMEI is too large to be transferred within a single
     /// SBD session.
     MobileOriginatedTooLarge = 12,
     /// An RF link loss ocurred during the SBD session.
diff --git a/src/storage/filesystem.rs b/src/storage/filesystem.rs
index 8872e631..1781ddfc 100644
--- a/src/storage/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/storage/filesystem.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::{mo::Message, storage, Error};
 
 const SBD_EXTENSION: &str = "sbd";
 
-/// A structure for managing storing and retriving SBD messages on a filesystem.
+/// A structure for managing storing and retrieving SBD messages on a filesystem.
 ///
 /// Messages are stored in a directory hierarchy under a single root directory.
 /// Message storage and retrieval are managed by a `Storage` object, which is