diff --git a/rdmo/projects/managers.py b/rdmo/projects/managers.py
index e2dd1b1bd..defe80703 100644
--- a/rdmo/projects/managers.py
+++ b/rdmo/projects/managers.py
@@ -168,14 +168,14 @@ def filter_set(self, set_value):
             if element.attribute == set_value.attribute:
                 attributes.update([descendant.attribute for descendant in element.descendants])
 
-        # construct the set_prefix for decendants for this set
-        decendants_set_prefix = \
+        # construct the set_prefix for descendants for this set
+        descendants_set_prefix = \
             f'{set_value.set_prefix}|{set_value.set_index}' if set_value.set_prefix else str(set_value.set_index)
 
-        # collect all values for this set and all decendants
+        # collect all values for this set and all descendants
         return self.filter(attribute__in=attributes).filter(
             Q(set_prefix=set_value.set_prefix, set_index=set_value.set_index) |
-            Q(set_prefix__startswith=decendants_set_prefix)
+            Q(set_prefix__startswith=descendants_set_prefix)
         )
 
 
diff --git a/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py b/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
index b416347b0..cee88a84d 100644
--- a/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
+++ b/rdmo/projects/viewsets.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.sites.shortcuts import get_current_site
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
-from django.db.models import OuterRef, Prefetch, Q, Subquery
+from django.db.models import OuterRef, Prefetch, Subquery
 from django.db.models.functions import Coalesce, Greatest
 from django.http import Http404, HttpResponseRedirect
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ def copy_set(self, request, parent_lookup_project, pk=None):
         # for this value and the same set_prefix and set_index
         currentValue = self.get_object()
 
-        # collect all values for this set and all decendants
+        # collect all values for this set and all descendants
         currentValues = self.get_queryset().filter_set(currentValue)
 
         # de-serialize the posted new set value and save it, use the ValueSerializer