diff --git a/integration_tests/test_link_push_subscription.py b/integration_tests/test_link_push_subscription.py
index 28197e8..b9adbf1 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_link_push_subscription.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_link_push_subscription.py
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ def recent_event_s2_created() -> dict:
         / "data"
         / "push-granule-created-s2-n1.json"
     )
-    with data.open() as src:
-        payload = json.load(src)
+    payload = json.loads(data.read_text())
 
     # Update relevant parts of message payload to be "recent"
     # where recent is <30 days from today as we're not currently
diff --git a/lambdas/link_fetcher/README.md b/lambdas/link_fetcher/README.md
index 6e63ac3..2994a96 100644
--- a/lambdas/link_fetcher/README.md
+++ b/lambdas/link_fetcher/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ links to downloadable Sentinel products,
 * Subscriptions API ("event based")
 
 We wish to migrate from a polling to an event driven method of link
-fetchiung. During the transition period, this subdirectory handles both
+fetching. During the transition period, this subdirectory handles both
 of these methods and deploys them as two separate Lambda functions. This
 README describes both forms of link fetching.
 
diff --git a/lambdas/link_fetcher/manage_subscription.py b/lambdas/link_fetcher/manage_subscription.py
index 62bbdb0..3c0d92d 100644
--- a/lambdas/link_fetcher/manage_subscription.py
+++ b/lambdas/link_fetcher/manage_subscription.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def main(
     if command == "create":
         if subscriptions:
             click.echo(
-                "Cannot create a second subscriptions (only 1 active is allowed)"
+                "Cannot create a second subscription (only 1 active is allowed)"
             )
             raise click.Abort()
         subscription = subscription_api.create_subscription()
diff --git a/lambdas/link_fetcher/tests/test_subscription_endpoint.py b/lambdas/link_fetcher/tests/test_subscription_endpoint.py
index eb0f24a..6c0f68b 100644
--- a/lambdas/link_fetcher/tests/test_subscription_endpoint.py
+++ b/lambdas/link_fetcher/tests/test_subscription_endpoint.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def event_s2_created() -> dict:
 def recent_event_s2_created(event_s2_created: dict) -> dict:
     """A "recent" Sentinel-2 "Created" event from ESA's push subscription
 
-    We freezse time
+    We freeze time
     """
     # freeze to same day as publication date
     with freeze_time(event_s2_created["value"]["PublicationDate"]):