diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index a949e39bd..b047ae225 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         is some spurious presence changes that will self-correct.
         """
         logger.info(
-            "Performing _on_shutdown. Persiting %d unpersisted changes",
+            "Performing _on_shutdown. Persisting %d unpersisted changes",
             len(self.user_to_current_state)
         )
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         may stack up and slow down shutdown times.
         """
         logger.info(
-            "Performing _persist_unpersisted_changes. Persiting %d unpersisted changes",
+            "Performing _persist_unpersisted_changes. Persisting %d unpersisted changes",
             len(self.unpersisted_users_changes)
         )