diff --git a/dumux/common/timeloop.hh b/dumux/common/timeloop.hh
index e75adb9b0f19ee6bad69a3e78135b266ab92638a..3144c45db1a3f62268806cee3be32ddfc39e6971 100644
--- a/dumux/common/timeloop.hh
+++ b/dumux/common/timeloop.hh
@@ -447,11 +447,11 @@ public:
     /*!
      * \brief Set a periodic check point
      * \note You can query if we are at a time check point with isCheckPoint()
-     * \param interval Set a periodic checkout every [interal] seconds
+     * \param interval Set a periodic checkout every [interval] seconds
      * \param offset time from which the periodic check points are supposed to start (simulation time)
      *        the first checkpoint will be at time = offset.
-     * \note If offset is in the past the first checkpoint will be at the next
-     *       periodic heck point greater or equal than time
+     * \note If offset is in the past the first check point will be at the next
+     *       periodic check point greater or equal than time
      * \note This also updates the time step size and potentially reduces the time step size to meet the next check point
      */
     void setPeriodicCheckPoint(Scalar interval, Scalar offset = 0.0)
diff --git a/test/common/timeloop/test_timeloop.cc b/test/common/timeloop/test_timeloop.cc
index c7294cc9f3bbab913f1a26780eae718df873617c..939fb14a89e0e8a6e81ece0a12febb96c9771c24 100644
--- a/test/common/timeloop/test_timeloop.cc
+++ b/test/common/timeloop/test_timeloop.cc
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) try
         if (std::abs(timeLoop.timeStepSize()-dt) > 1e-15)
             DUNE_THROW(Dune::InvalidStateException, "Wrong time step size!");
 
-        timeLoop.setMaxTimeStepSize(0.033333333333333);
-        if (std::abs(timeLoop.timeStepSize()-0.033333333333333) > 1e-15)
+        timeLoop.setMaxTimeStepSize(0.03333333333333333);
+        if (std::abs(timeLoop.timeStepSize()-0.03333333333333333) > 1e-15)
             DUNE_THROW(Dune::InvalidStateException, "Wrong time step size!");
 
         timeLoop.start(); // starts the timer