diff --git a/conf/cassandra.yaml b/conf/cassandra.yaml
index 2f64b7e54e..710636cb30 100644
--- a/conf/cassandra.yaml
+++ b/conf/cassandra.yaml
@@ -2002,7 +2002,7 @@ triggers_policy: enabled
 
 # Enables encrypting data at-rest (on disk). Different key providers can be plugged in, but the default reads from
 # a JCE-style keystore. A single keystore can hold multiple keys, but the one referenced by
-# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt opertaions; previously used keys
+# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt operations; previously used keys
 # can still (and should!) be in the keystore and will be used on decrypt operations
 # (to handle the case of key rotation).
 #
diff --git a/conf/cassandra_latest.yaml b/conf/cassandra_latest.yaml
index 63da058327..60ad458064 100644
--- a/conf/cassandra_latest.yaml
+++ b/conf/cassandra_latest.yaml
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ triggers_policy: enabled
 
 # Enables encrypting data at-rest (on disk). Different key providers can be plugged in, but the default reads from
 # a JCE-style keystore. A single keystore can hold multiple keys, but the one referenced by
-# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt opertaions; previously used keys
+# the "key_alias" is the only key that will be used for encrypt operations; previously used keys
 # can still (and should!) be in the keystore and will be used on decrypt operations
 # (to handle the case of key rotation).
 #