diff --git a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
index 7299ab56..2420e150 100644
--- a/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
+++ b/packages/cosmwasm-stargate/src/cosmwasmclient.ts
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class CosmWasmClient {
    * If the transaction is not included in a block before the provided timeout, this errors with a `TimeoutError`.
    *
    * If the transaction is included in a block, a `BroadcastTxResponse` is returned. The caller then
-   * usually needs check for execution success or failure.
+   * usually needs to check for execution success or failure.
    */
   // NOTE: This method is tested against slow chains and timeouts in the @cosmjs/stargate package.
   // Make sure it is kept in sync!
diff --git a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
index 1add2689..6c8a9eb9 100644
--- a/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
+++ b/packages/stargate/src/stargateclient.ts
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ export class StargateClient {
    * If the transaction is not included in a block before the provided timeout, this errors with a `TimeoutError`.
    *
    * If the transaction is included in a block, a `BroadcastTxResponse` is returned. The caller then
-   * usually needs check for execution success or failure.
+   * usually needs to check for execution success or failure.
    */
   public async broadcastTx(
     tx: Uint8Array,