diff --git a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_context.ml b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_context.ml
index 781cdb62b..4ce8aba35 100644
--- a/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_context.ml
+++ b/src/client/embedded/alpha/client_proto_context.ml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ let commands () =
       @@ prefix "for"
       @@ Public_key_hash.alias_param
         ~name: "mgr" ~desc: "manager of the new contract"
-      @@ prefix "transfering"
+      @@ prefix "transferring"
       @@ tez_param
         ~name: "qty" ~desc: "amount taken from source"
       @@ prefix "from"
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ let commands () =
       @@ prefix "for"
       @@ Public_key_hash.alias_param
         ~name: "mgr" ~desc: "manager of the new contract"
-      @@ prefix "transfering"
+      @@ prefix "transferring"
       @@ tez_param
         ~name: "qty" ~desc: "amount taken from source"
       @@ prefix "from"
diff --git a/test/test-basic.sh b/test/test-basic.sh
index af61b24e4..fb7d199dd 100755
--- a/test/test-basic.sh
+++ b/test/test-basic.sh
@@ -84,12 +84,12 @@ ${CLIENT} mine for bootstrap1
 ${CLIENT} remember program noop file:scripts/noop.tez
 ${CLIENT} typecheck program noop
 ${CLIENT} originate contract noop \
-          for ${KEY1} transfering 1000 from bootstrap1 \
+          for ${KEY1} transferring 1000 from bootstrap1 \
           running noop
 ${CLIENT} transfer 10 from bootstrap1 to noop -arg "Unit"
 
 ${CLIENT} originate contract hardlimit \
-          for ${KEY1} transfering 1000 from bootstrap1 \
+          for ${KEY1} transferring 1000 from bootstrap1 \
           running file:scripts/hardlimit.tez -init "3"
 ${CLIENT} transfer 10 from bootstrap1 to hardlimit -arg "Unit"
 ${CLIENT} transfer 10 from bootstrap1 to hardlimit -arg "Unit"