diff --git a/test/functional/feature_blocksdir.py b/test/functional/feature_blocksdir.py
--- a/test/functional/feature_blocksdir.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_blocksdir.py
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
         self.stop_node(0)
         shutil.rmtree(self.nodes[0].datadir)
         initialize_datadir(self.options.tmpdir, 0)
-        self.log.info("Starting with non exiting blocksdir ...")
+        self.log.info("Starting with nonexistent blocksdir ...")
         blocksdir_path = os.path.join(self.options.tmpdir, 'blocksdir')
         self.nodes[0].assert_start_raises_init_error(["-blocksdir=" + blocksdir_path], re.escape(
             'Error: Specified blocks directory "{}" does not exist.'.format(blocksdir_path)))
         os.mkdir(blocksdir_path)
-        self.log.info("Starting with exiting blocksdir ...")
+        self.log.info("Starting with existing blocksdir ...")
         self.start_node(0, ["-blocksdir=" + blocksdir_path])
         self.log.info("mining blocks..")
         self.nodes[0].generate(10)