diff --git a/docs/source/getting-started.rst b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
index c81dcc738..91ddd37b4 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting-started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting-started.rst
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ If you want to know more about how to configure Waffle, see :ref:`configuration`
 Flattener
 ---------
 
-To flat your smart contracts run:
+To flatten your smart contracts run:
 ::
 
   npx waffle flatten
diff --git a/waffle-cli/README.md b/waffle-cli/README.md
index 7e5bd59d1..0854986d0 100644
--- a/waffle-cli/README.md
+++ b/waffle-cli/README.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ To enable generation of [typechain](https://github.com/ethereum-ts/TypeChain) ar
 ```
 
 ### Flattener
-To flat your smart contracts run:
+To flatten your smart contracts run:
 
 ```sh
 npx waffle flatten