diff --git a/etc/emqx.conf b/etc/emqx.conf
index d41d604c3..10142fd1e 100644
--- a/etc/emqx.conf
+++ b/etc/emqx.conf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ cluster.proto_dist = inet_tcp
 ## - mcast:  IP Multicast
 ## - dns:    DNS A Record
 ## - etcd:   etcd
-## - k8s:    Kubernates
+## - k8s:    Kubernetes
 ##
 ## Default: manual
 cluster.discovery = manual
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ cluster.autoclean = 5m
 ## cluster.etcd.ssl.cacertfile = {{ platform_etc_dir }}/certs/ca.pem
 
 ##--------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Cluster using Kubernates
+## Cluster using Kubernetes
 
-## Kubernates API server list, seperated by ','.
+## Kubernetes API server list, seperated by ','.
 ##
 ## Value: String
 ## cluster.k8s.apiserver = http://10.110.111.204:8080
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ cluster.autoclean = 5m
 ## Value: String
 ## cluster.k8s.suffix = pod.cluster.local
 
-## Kubernates Namespace
+## Kubernetes Namespace
 ##
 ## Value: String
 ## cluster.k8s.namespace = default