diff --git a/coordinator/tributary/src/tendermint/tx.rs b/coordinator/tributary/src/tendermint/tx.rs
index 5f5102d3..8af40708 100644
--- a/coordinator/tributary/src/tendermint/tx.rs
+++ b/coordinator/tributary/src/tendermint/tx.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 use tendermint::{
-  verify_tendermint_evience,
+  verify_tendermint_evidence,
   ext::{Network, Commit},
 };
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub(crate) fn verify_tendermint_tx<N: Network>(
   tx.verify()?;
 
   match tx {
-    TendermintTx::SlashEvidence(ev) => verify_tendermint_evience::<N>(ev, schema, commit)
+    TendermintTx::SlashEvidence(ev) => verify_tendermint_evidence::<N>(ev, schema, commit)
       .map_err(|_| TransactionError::InvalidContent)?,
   }
 
diff --git a/coordinator/tributary/tendermint/src/lib.rs b/coordinator/tributary/tendermint/src/lib.rs
index adc6fef7..1d3765aa 100644
--- a/coordinator/tributary/tendermint/src/lib.rs
+++ b/coordinator/tributary/tendermint/src/lib.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fn decode_and_verify_signed_message<N: Network>(
   Ok(msg)
 }
 
-pub fn verify_tendermint_evience<N: Network>(
+pub fn verify_tendermint_evidence<N: Network>(
   evidence: &Evidence,
   schema: &N::SignatureScheme,
   commit: impl Fn(u64) -> Option<Commit<N::SignatureScheme>>,