diff --git a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
index 83a98d02c..52d485ef4 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go
@@ -166,16 +166,16 @@ func (c *ChainService) initializeBeaconChain(genesisTime time.Time, deposits []*
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not set chain head, %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := c.beaconDB.SaveJustifiedBlock(genBlock); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save gensis block as justified block: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save genesis block as justified block: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := c.beaconDB.SaveFinalizedBlock(genBlock); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save gensis block as finalized block: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save genesis block as finalized block: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := c.beaconDB.SaveJustifiedState(beaconState); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save gensis state as justified state: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save genesis state as justified state: %v", err)
 	}
 	if err := c.beaconDB.SaveFinalizedState(beaconState); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save gensis state as finalized state: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not save genesis state as finalized state: %v", err)
 	}
 	return beaconState, nil
 }
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
index 58109535d..0639210ec 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ func TestWinningCrosslink_CantGetMatchingAtts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestWinningCrosslink_ReturnGensisCrosslink(t *testing.T) {
+func TestWinningCrosslink_ReturnGenesisCrosslink(t *testing.T) {
 	e := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 	gs := uint64(0) // genesis slot
 	ge := uint64(0) // genesis epoch
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestWinningCrosslink_ReturnGensisCrosslink(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if len(indices) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("gensis crosslink indices is not 0, got: %d", len(indices))
+		t.Errorf("genesis crosslink indices is not 0, got: %d", len(indices))
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(crosslink, gCrosslink) {
 		t.Errorf("Did not get genesis crosslink, got: %v", crosslink)
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ func TestWinningCrosslink_CanGetWinningRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	if len(indices) != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("gensis crosslink indices is not 0, got: %d", len(indices))
+		t.Errorf("genesis crosslink indices is not 0, got: %d", len(indices))
 	}
 	want := &ethpb.Crosslink{StartEpoch: ge, Shard: 1, DataRoot: []byte{'B'}}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(winner, want) {
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity.yaml.go b/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity.yaml.go
index ac63858d0..1f7420ada 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity.yaml.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity.yaml.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package spectest
 
 import pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 
-type GensisValidityTest struct {
+type GenesisValidityTest struct {
 	Title         string   `json:"title"`
 	Summary       string   `json:"summary"`
 	ForksTimeline string   `json:"forks_timeline"`
diff --git a/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity_minimal_test.go b/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity_minimal_test.go
index aba612fb5..b0b939999 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity_minimal_test.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/core/state/spectest/genesis_validity_minimal_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestGenesisValidityMinimal(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Could not load file %v", err)
 	}
 
-	s := &GensisValidityTest{}
+	s := &GenesisValidityTest{}
 	if err := testutil.UnmarshalYaml(file, s); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to Unmarshal: %v", err)
 	}