diff --git a/forcingprocessor/README.md b/forcingprocessor/README.md
index 503f0dc0..87533587 100644
--- a/forcingprocessor/README.md
+++ b/forcingprocessor/README.md
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ See the docker README for example run commands from the container.
 |-------------------|--------------------------------|----------|
 | verbose           | Get print statements, defaults to false           |  :white_check_mark: |
 | collect_stats     | Collect forcing metadata, defaults to true       |  :white_check_mark: |
-| proc_threads      | Number of data processing threads, defaults to 80% available cores |   |
-| write_threads     | Number of writing threads, defaults to 100% available cores      |   |
+| proc_process      | Number of data processing threads, defaults to 80% available cores |   |
+| write_process     | Number of writing threads, defaults to 100% available cores      |   |
 | nfile_chunk       | Number of files to process each write, defaults to 1000000. Only set this if experiencing memory constraints due to large number of nwm forcing files |   |
 
 ## nwm_file
diff --git a/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/forcingprocessor.py b/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/forcingprocessor.py
index 81625833..06ec92cb 100644
--- a/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/forcingprocessor.py
+++ b/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/forcingprocessor.py
@@ -457,12 +457,12 @@ def prep_ngen_data(conf):
     ii_verbose = conf["run"].get("verbose",False) 
     ii_collect_stats = conf["run"].get("collect_stats",True)
     ii_tar = conf["run"].get("ii_tar",True)
-    proc_processs = conf["run"].get("proc_processs",None)
-    write_processs = conf["run"].get("write_processs",None)
+    proc_process = conf["run"].get("proc_process",None)
+    write_process = conf["run"].get("write_process",None)
     nfile_chunk = conf["run"].get("nfile_chunk",None)
 
-    if proc_processs is None: proc_processs   = int(os.cpu_count() * 0.8)
-    if write_processs is None: write_processs = os.cpu_count()
+    if proc_process is None: proc_process   = int(os.cpu_count() * 0.8)
+    if write_process is None: write_process = os.cpu_count()
     if nfile_chunk is None: nfile_chunk     = 100000
 
     if ii_verbose:
@@ -582,22 +582,22 @@ def prep_ngen_data(conf):
         t0 = time.perf_counter()
         if ii_verbose: print(f'Entering data extraction...\n')
         # [data_array, t_ax] = forcing_grid2catchment(crosswalk_dict, jnwm_files, fs)
-        data_array, t_ax = multiprocess_data_extract(jnwm_files,proc_processs,crosswalk_dict,fs)
+        data_array, t_ax = multiprocess_data_extract(jnwm_files,proc_process,crosswalk_dict,fs)
         t_extract = time.perf_counter() - t0
         complexity = (nfiles_tot * ncatchments) / 10000
         score = complexity / t_extract
-        if ii_verbose: print(f'Data extract processs: {proc_processs:.2f}\nExtract time: {t_extract:.2f}\nComplexity: {complexity:.2f}\nScore: {score:.2f}\n', end=None)
+        if ii_verbose: print(f'Data extract processs: {proc_process:.2f}\nExtract time: {t_extract:.2f}\nComplexity: {complexity:.2f}\nScore: {score:.2f}\n', end=None)
 
         t0 = time.perf_counter()
         out_path = (output_path/'forcings/').resolve()
         if ii_verbose: print(f'Writing catchment forcings to {output_bucket} at {out_path}!', end=None)  
-        forcing_cat_ids, dfs, filenames = multiprocess_write(data_array,t_ax,crosswalk_dict.keys(),write_processs,output_bucket,out_path,ii_append)      
+        forcing_cat_ids, dfs, filenames = multiprocess_write(data_array,t_ax,crosswalk_dict.keys(),write_process,output_bucket,out_path,ii_append)      
 
 
         ii_append = True
         write_time += time.perf_counter() - t0    
         write_rate = ncatchments / write_time
-        if ii_verbose: print(f'\n\nWrite processs: {write_processs}\nWrite time: {write_time:.2f}\nWrite rate {write_rate:.2f} files/second\n', end=None)
+        if ii_verbose: print(f'\n\nWrite processs: {write_process}\nWrite time: {write_time:.2f}\nWrite rate {write_rate:.2f} files/second\n', end=None)
 
         loop_time = time.perf_counter() - t00
         if ii_verbose and nloops > 1: print(f'One loop took {loop_time:.2f} seconds. Estimated time to completion: {loop_time * (nloops - jloop):.2f}')