diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
index a9242fba5bc8..ba3d2c98c5e4 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@@ -1500,9 +1500,9 @@ func TestFakedSyncProgress66NoRemoteCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tester := newTester()
 	validate := func(count int) (bool, error) {
-		// only return the `ErrNoRemoteCheckoint` error for the first call
+		// only return the `ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint` error for the first call
 		if count == 0 {
-			return false, whitelist.ErrNoRemoteCheckoint
+			return false, whitelist.ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint
 		}
 
 		return true, nil
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ func TestFakedSyncProgress66NoRemoteCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	// Synchronise with the peer and make sure all blocks were retrieved
 	// Should fail in first attempt
 	if err := tester.sync("light", nil, mode); err != nil {
-		assert.Equal(t, whitelist.ErrNoRemoteCheckoint, err, "failed synchronisation")
+		assert.Equal(t, whitelist.ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint, err, "failed synchronisation")
 	}
 
 	// Try syncing again, should succeed
diff --git a/eth/downloader/whitelist/service.go b/eth/downloader/whitelist/service.go
index a2edcfb797da..5d3fe477d3d7 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/whitelist/service.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/whitelist/service.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewService(maxCapacity uint) *Service {
 var (
 	ErrCheckpointMismatch = errors.New("checkpoint mismatch")
 	ErrLongFutureChain    = errors.New("received future chain of unacceptable length")
-	ErrNoRemoteCheckoint  = errors.New("remote peer doesn't have a checkoint")
+	ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint = errors.New("remote peer doesn't have a checkpoint")
 )
 
 // IsValidPeer checks if the chain we're about to receive from a peer is valid or not
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ func (w *Service) IsValidPeer(remoteHeader *types.Header, fetchHeadersByNumber f
 	// todo: we can extract this as an interface and mock as well or just test IsValidChain in isolation from downloader passing fake fetchHeadersByNumber functions
 	headers, hashes, err := fetchHeadersByNumber(lastCheckpointBlockNum, 1, 0, false)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: last checkpoint %d, err %v", ErrNoRemoteCheckoint, lastCheckpointBlockNum, err)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: last checkpoint %d, err %v", ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint, lastCheckpointBlockNum, err)
 	}
 
 	if len(headers) == 0 {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: last checkpoint %d", ErrNoRemoteCheckoint, lastCheckpointBlockNum)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("%w: last checkpoint %d", ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint, lastCheckpointBlockNum)
 	}
 
 	reqBlockNum := headers[0].Number.Uint64()
diff --git a/eth/downloader/whitelist/service_test.go b/eth/downloader/whitelist/service_test.go
index a91148c76114..cf0b076cfd38 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/whitelist/service_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/whitelist/service_test.go
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ func TestIsValidPeer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// case2: false fetchHeadersByNumber function provided, should consider the chain as invalid
-	// and throw `ErrNoRemoteCheckoint` error
+	// and throw `ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint` error
 	res, err = s.IsValidPeer(nil, falseFetchHeadersByNumber)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
 	}
 
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNoRemoteCheckoint) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected error ErrNoRemoteCheckoint, got %v", err)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error ErrNoRemoteCheckpoint, got %v", err)
 	}
 
 	require.Equal(t, res, false, "expected chain to be invalid")