diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/fields.py b/ietf/nomcom/fields.py
index 471e60275..0faca4b44 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/fields.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/fields.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ from django.db import models
 from ietf.utils.pipe import pipe
 
 
-class EncriptedException(Exception):
+class EncryptedException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class EncriptedTextField(models.TextField):
+class EncryptedTextField(models.TextField):
     def pre_save(self, instance, add):
         if add:
             comments = getattr(instance, 'comments')
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ class EncriptedTextField(models.TextField):
                 instance.comments = out
                 return out
             else:
-                raise EncriptedException(error)
+                raise EncryptedException(error)
         else:
             return instance.comments
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0001_initial.py b/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0001_initial.py
index 07308d5d6..326a03cc3 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Migration(SchemaMigration):
             ('author', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.EmailField')(max_length=75)),
             ('position', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(to=orm['nomcom.Position'])),
             ('nominee', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(to=orm['nomcom.Nominee'])),
-            ('comments', self.gf('ietf.nomcom.fields.EncriptedTextField')()),
+            ('comments', self.gf('ietf.nomcom.fields.EncryptedTextField')()),
             ('type', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(to=orm['name.FeedbackType'])),
             ('time', self.gf('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField')(auto_now_add=True, blank=True)),
         ))
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class Migration(SchemaMigration):
         'nomcom.feedback': {
             'Meta': {'object_name': 'Feedback'},
             'author': ('django.db.models.fields.EmailField', [], {'max_length': '75'}),
-            'comments': ('ietf.nomcom.fields.EncriptedTextField', [], {}),
+            'comments': ('ietf.nomcom.fields.EncryptedTextField', [], {}),
             'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
             'nominee': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['nomcom.Nominee']"}),
             'position': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': "orm['nomcom.Position']"}),
diff --git a/ietf/nomcom/models.py b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
index 77a4fb407..a1e53bccd 100644
--- a/ietf/nomcom/models.py
+++ b/ietf/nomcom/models.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from django.core.files.storage import FileSystemStorage
 
 from south.modelsinspector import add_introspection_rules
 
-from ietf.nomcom.fields import EncriptedTextField
+from ietf.nomcom.fields import EncryptedTextField
 from ietf.person.models import Email
 from ietf.group.models import Group
 from ietf.name.models import NomineePositionState, FeedbackType
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Feedback(models.Model):
     author = models.EmailField(verbose_name='Author', blank=True)
     position = models.ForeignKey('Position')
     nominee = models.ForeignKey('Nominee')
-    comments = EncriptedTextField(verbose_name='Comments')
+    comments = EncryptedTextField(verbose_name='Comments')
     type = models.ForeignKey(FeedbackType)
     time = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
 
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ class Feedback(models.Model):
 
 # ----- adding south rules to help introspection -----
 
-add_introspection_rules([], ["^ietf\.nomcom\.fields\.EncriptedTextField"])
+add_introspection_rules([], ["^ietf\.nomcom\.fields\.EncryptedTextField"])