diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6af21eb..0140b6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ optional arguments:
                         HTTP request (Snapchat, GitHub, Instagram. Lastfm &
                         Tumblr), reducing total number of requests sent
   --input input.txt, -i input.txt
-                        file containg list of queries to execute
+                        file containing list of queries to execute
   --proxy-list proxy_list.txt
                         file containing list of HTTP proxy servers to execute
                         queries with
diff --git a/socialscan/cli.py b/socialscan/cli.py
index b7c2c39..58c9acf 100644
--- a/socialscan/cli.py
+++ b/socialscan/cli.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def init_parser():
         help="cache tokens for platforms requiring more than one HTTP request (Snapchat, GitHub, Instagram. Lastfm, Tumblr & Yahoo), reducing total number of requests sent",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--input", "-i", metavar="input.txt", help="file containg list of queries to execute"
+        "--input", "-i", metavar="input.txt", help="file containing list of queries to execute"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--proxy-list",