diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 132c308..b2ecde9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Depending of the backend storage you planning to use, you may need to install ad
 * `mysqldb <https://pypi.org/project/mysqlclient/>`_
   (``sudo apt-get install python3-mysqldb`` on debian like systems) for the mysql backend.
 * `psycopg2 <https://pypi.python.org/pypi/psycopg2>`_
-  (``sudo apt-get install python3-psycopg2`` on debian like systems) fot the postgresql backend
+  (``sudo apt-get install python3-psycopg2`` on debian like systems) for the postgresql backend
 
 Install with pip::
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ The ``.yaml`` are the new configuration format using the YAML syntax.
 * ``user``: The user ``policyd-rate-limit`` will use to drop privileges.
   The default is ``"policyd-rate-limit"``.
 * ``group``: The group ``policyd-rate-limit`` will use to drop privileges.
-  The defaut is ``"policyd-rate-limit"``.
+  The default is ``"policyd-rate-limit"``.
 * ``pidfile``: path where the program will try to write its pid to.
   The default is ``"/var/run/policyd-rate-limit/policyd-rate-limit.pid"``.
   ``policyd-rate-limit`` will try to create the parent directory and chown it if it do not exists.
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ The ``.yaml`` are the new configuration format using the YAML syntax.
   Ids are sasl usernames or ip addresses. The default is ``{}``.
 * ``limit_by_sasl``: Apply limits by sasl usernames. The default is ``True``.
 * ``limit_by_sender``: Apply limits by sender addresses if sasl username is not found.
-  The defaut is ``False``.
+  The default is ``False``.
 * ``limit_by_ip``: Apply limits by ip addresses if sasl username and sender address are not found.
   The default is ``False``.
 * ``limited_networks``: A list of ip networks in cidr notation on which limits are applied. An empty