diff --git a/server/consumer.go b/server/consumer.go
index 792aa1fc..f3ac3b04 100644
--- a/server/consumer.go
+++ b/server/consumer.go
@@ -2860,7 +2860,7 @@ func newNextMsgReq(reply string, msg []byte) *nextMsgReq {
 	} else {
 		nmr = &nextMsgReq{}
 	}
-	// When getting something from a pool it is criticical that all fields are
+	// When getting something from a pool it is critical that all fields are
 	// initialized. Doing this way guarantees that if someone adds a field to
 	// the structure, the compiler will fail the build if this line is not updated.
 	(*nmr) = nextMsgReq{reply, msg}
diff --git a/server/stream.go b/server/stream.go
index 6a6e69a0..5aaffff4 100644
--- a/server/stream.go
+++ b/server/stream.go
@@ -4223,7 +4223,7 @@ func newJSPubMsg(dsubj, subj, reply string, hdr, msg []byte, o *consumer, seq ui
 	} else {
 		m = new(jsPubMsg)
 	}
-	// When getting something from a pool it is criticical that all fields are
+	// When getting something from a pool it is critical that all fields are
 	// initialized. Doing this way guarantees that if someone adds a field to
 	// the structure, the compiler will fail the build if this line is not updated.
 	(*m) = jsPubMsg{dsubj, reply, StoreMsg{subj, hdr, msg, buf, seq, 0}, o}