diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
index 5bfe3e99..7ca89f0c 100644
--- a/.golangci.yml
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ linters:
         - wsl
 
         # TODO: fix me
-        - misspell
         - unparam
         - goimports
         - golint
diff --git a/connector/github/github.go b/connector/github/github.go
index 6d915edc..d9356e73 100644
--- a/connector/github/github.go
+++ b/connector/github/github.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ type githubConnector struct {
 	hostName string
 	// Used to support untrusted/self-signed CA certs.
 	rootCA string
-	// HTTP Client that trusts the custom delcared rootCA cert.
+	// HTTP Client that trusts the custom declared rootCA cert.
 	httpClient *http.Client
 	// optional choice between 'name' (default) or 'slug'
 	teamNameField string
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (e *oauth2Error) Error() string {
 	return e.error + ": " + e.errorDescription
 }
 
-// newHTTPClient returns a new HTTP client that trusts the custom delcared rootCA cert.
+// newHTTPClient returns a new HTTP client that trusts the custom declared rootCA cert.
 func newHTTPClient(rootCA string) (*http.Client, error) {
 	tlsConfig := tls.Config{RootCAs: x509.NewCertPool()}
 	rootCABytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(rootCA)
diff --git a/server/handlers.go b/server/handlers.go
index 0f5b0d23..ede474a4 100644
--- a/server/handlers.go
+++ b/server/handlers.go
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ func (s *Server) newHealthChecker(ctx context.Context) http.Handler {
 	return h
 }
 
-// healthChecker periodically performs health checks on server dependenices.
-// Currently, it only checks that the storage layer is avialable.
+// healthChecker periodically performs health checks on server dependencies.
+// Currently, it only checks that the storage layer is available.
 type healthChecker struct {
 	s *Server
 
diff --git a/storage/kubernetes/k8sapi/crd_extensions.go b/storage/kubernetes/k8sapi/crd_extensions.go
index 4b55e393..7a65410b 100644
--- a/storage/kubernetes/k8sapi/crd_extensions.go
+++ b/storage/kubernetes/k8sapi/crd_extensions.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type CustomResourceDefinitionNames struct {
 	ListKind string `json:"listKind,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,5,opt,name=listKind"`
 }
 
-// ResourceScope is an enum defining the different scopes availabe to a custom resource
+// ResourceScope is an enum defining the different scopes available to a custom resource
 type ResourceScope string
 
 const (
diff --git a/storage/sql/config.go b/storage/sql/config.go
index 24467169..827b0df1 100644
--- a/storage/sql/config.go
+++ b/storage/sql/config.go
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ func (s *MySQL) open(logger log.Logger) (*conn, error) {
 	err = db.Ping()
 	if err != nil {
 		if mysqlErr, ok := err.(*mysql.MySQLError); ok && mysqlErr.Number == mysqlErrUnknownSysVar {
-			logger.Info("reconnecting with MySQL pre-5.7.20 compatibilty mode")
+			logger.Info("reconnecting with MySQL pre-5.7.20 compatibility mode")
 
 			// MySQL 5.7.20 introduced transaction_isolation and deprecated tx_isolation.
 			// MySQL 8.0 doesn't have tx_isolation at all.