diff --git a/node/.env.example b/node/.env.example
index 25e91f3e5..69c9b16d7 100644
--- a/node/.env.example
+++ b/node/.env.example
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ BOOT_API_PORT=
 BOOT_API_URL=
 
 # (optional) required to be true if running from local mac
-WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILIGED=
+WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILEGED=
 
 # POR
 POR_REPORTER_PK=
diff --git a/node/README.md b/node/README.md
index b88d5abe0..3f93c5e4e 100644
--- a/node/README.md
+++ b/node/README.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ BOOT_API_PORT=<Your Boot API Port>
 BOOT_API_URL=<Your Boot API URL>
 
 # Pinger priviliged set, not required from built image
-WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILIGED=<Set true if running local>
+WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILEGED=<Set true if running local>
 
 # provider URLs referenced from fetcher, uses public JSON-RPC if not provided
 FETCHER_CYPRESS_PROVIDER_URL=<Your Cypress provider URL>
diff --git a/node/pkg/checker/ping/app.go b/node/pkg/checker/ping/app.go
index 40c48b1e0..2e152d0d4 100644
--- a/node/pkg/checker/ping/app.go
+++ b/node/pkg/checker/ping/app.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func New(opts ...AppOption) (*App, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		withoutPriviliged, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILIGED"))
+		withoutPriviliged, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("WITHOUT_PING_PRIVILEGED"))
 		if !withoutPriviliged || err != nil {
 			pinger.SetPrivileged(true)
 		}