diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransport.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransport.java
index 80adecc8693..afde7d05d92 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransport.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/local/LocalTransport.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public class LocalTransport extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<Transport> implem
                     try {
                         handler.handleResponse(streamable);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handler response", e));
+                        handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handle response", e));
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class LocalTransport extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<Transport> implem
                 //noinspection unchecked
                 handler.handleResponse(streamable);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handler response", e));
+                handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handle response", e));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/MessageChannelHandler.java b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/MessageChannelHandler.java
index 3c735a6e382..d1910bd8c6d 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/MessageChannelHandler.java
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/netty/MessageChannelHandler.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class MessageChannelHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler {
                     try {
                         handler.handleResponse(streamable);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handler response", e));
+                        handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handle response", e));
                     }
                 }
             });
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class MessageChannelHandler extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler {
                 //noinspection unchecked
                 handler.handleResponse(streamable);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handler response", e));
+                handleException(handler, new ResponseHandlerFailureTransportException("Failed to handle response", e));
             }
         }
     }