diff --git a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
index 10d0b2f..2603f10 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub trait SCDatabase: std::marker::Send + std::marker::Sync + CloneSPDatabase {
     /// get user data
     async fn get_user(&self, username: &str, url: &Url) -> DBResult<User>;
 
-    /// check if an user exists. When url of a forge instace is provided, username search is
+    /// check if an user exists. When url of a forge instance is provided, username search is
     /// done only on that forge
     async fn user_exists(&self, username: &str, url: Option<&Url>) -> DBResult<bool>;
 
diff --git a/federate/publiccodeyml/src/lib.rs b/federate/publiccodeyml/src/lib.rs
index ca02e19..573d3c6 100644
--- a/federate/publiccodeyml/src/lib.rs
+++ b/federate/publiccodeyml/src/lib.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ impl Federate for PccFederate {
             Ok(false)
         }
     }
-
     /// create user instance
     async fn create_user(&self, f: &AddUser<'_>) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
         let path = self.get_user_path(f.username, &f.url, true).await?;