diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index ef509df..c544821 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ extratags: FanFiction
 ## Can also be used for other metadata values
 #default_value_category:FanFiction
 
-## number of seconds to sleep between calls to the story site.  May by
+## number of seconds to sleep between calls to the story site.  May be
 ## useful if pulling large numbers of stories or if the site is slow.
 #slow_down_sleep_time:0.5
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/defaults.ini b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
index 923e4bd..bdd3b42 100644
--- a/fanficfare/defaults.ini
+++ b/fanficfare/defaults.ini
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ extratags: FanFiction
 ## Can also be used for other metadata values
 #default_value_category:FanFiction
 
-## number of seconds to sleep between calls to the story site.  May by
+## number of seconds to sleep between calls to the story site.  May be
 ## useful if pulling large numbers of stories or if the site is slow.
 #slow_down_sleep_time:0.5