diff --git a/balance-transfer/README.md b/balance-transfer/README.md
index 7d551d25ba..0b31ec74c5 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/README.md
+++ b/balance-transfer/README.md
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cd fabric-samples/balance-transfer
 
 ```
 
-* This lauches the required network on your local machine
+* This launches the required network on your local machine
 * Installs the fabric-client and fabric-ca-client node modules
 * And, starts the node app on PORT 4000
 
diff --git a/balance-transfer/typescript/README.md b/balance-transfer/typescript/README.md
index abbfb12fa8..bbfdc1f82e 100644
--- a/balance-transfer/typescript/README.md
+++ b/balance-transfer/typescript/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ cd fabric-samples/balance-transfer/typescript
 ```
 
 This performs the following steps:
-* lauches the required network on your local machine
+* launches the required network on your local machine
 * installs the fabric-client and fabric-ca-client node modules
 * starts the node app on PORT 4000