diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
index 57e24bd73..1093296a6 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/plugin-install.php
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ function plugins_api($action, $args = null) {
 	if ( ! $res ) {
 		$request = wp_remote_post('http://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.0/', array( 'body' => array('action' => $action, 'request' => serialize($args))) );
 		if ( is_wp_error($request) ) {
-			$res = new WP_Error('plugins_api_failed', __('An Unexpected HTTP Error occured during the API request.</p> <p><a href="?" onclick="document.location.reload(); return false;">Try again</a>'), $request->get_error_message() );
+			$res = new WP_Error('plugins_api_failed', __('An Unexpected HTTP Error occurred during the API request.</p> <p><a href="?" onclick="document.location.reload(); return false;">Try again</a>'), $request->get_error_message() );
 		} else {
 			$res = unserialize($request['body']);
 			if ( ! $res )
-				$res = new WP_Error('plugins_api_failed', __('An unknown error occured'), $request['body']);
+				$res = new WP_Error('plugins_api_failed', __('An unknown error occurred'), $request['body']);
 		}
 	}