diff --git a/src/common/connection.py b/src/common/connection.py
index 00128e69e..974271a8a 100644
--- a/src/common/connection.py
+++ b/src/common/connection.py
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ class Connection(ConnectionHandlers):
 		self.on_connect_failure = self._connect_failure
 		self.connect()
 
-	def connect_and_init(self, show, msg, signe_msg):
-		self.continue_connect_info = [show, msg, signe_msg]
+	def connect_and_init(self, show, msg, sign_msg):
+		self.continue_connect_info = [show, msg, sign_msg]
 		self.on_connect_auth = self._init_roster
 		self.connect_and_auth()
 
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@ class Connection(ConnectionHandlers):
 		if not msg:
 			msg = ''
 		keyID = gajim.config.get_per('accounts', self.name, 'keyid')
-		signe_msg = False
+		sign_msg = False
 		if not auto and not show == 'offline':
-			signe_msg = True
+			sign_msg = True
 		self.status = msg
 		if show != 'offline' and not self.connected:
 			# set old_show to requested 'show' in case we need to
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ class Connection(ConnectionHandlers):
 				gajim.config.set('usegpg', True)
 			else:
 				gajim.config.set('usegpg', False)
-			self.connect_and_init(show, msg, signe_msg)
+			self.connect_and_init(show, msg, sign_msg)
 
 		elif show == 'offline':
 			self.connected = 0
diff --git a/src/common/connection_handlers.py b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
index e11f3fcf0..0c7942db0 100644
--- a/src/common/connection_handlers.py
+++ b/src/common/connection_handlers.py
@@ -2130,9 +2130,9 @@ returns the session that we last sent a message to.'''
 		# continue connection
 		if self.connected > 1 and self.continue_connect_info:
 			msg = self.continue_connect_info[1]
-			signe_msg = self.continue_connect_info[2]
+			sign_msg = self.continue_connect_info[2]
 			signed = ''
-			if signe_msg:
+			if sign_msg:
 				signed = self.get_signed_msg(msg, self._send_first_presence)
 				if signed is None:
 					self.dispatch('GPG_PASSWORD_REQUIRED',
@@ -2144,8 +2144,8 @@ returns the session that we last sent a message to.'''
 	def _send_first_presence(self, signed = ''):
 		show = self.continue_connect_info[0]
 		msg = self.continue_connect_info[1]
-		signe_msg = self.continue_connect_info[2]
-		if signe_msg and not signed:
+		sign_msg = self.continue_connect_info[2]
+		if sign_msg and not signed:
 			signed = self.get_signed_msg(msg)
 			if signed is None:
 				self.dispatch('ERROR', (_('OpenPGP passphrase was not given'),