diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/AbstractManagerResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/AbstractManagerResource.java
index 9ba31bbf4d..7b0678c422 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/AbstractManagerResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/AbstractManagerResource.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractManagerResource<T extends ModelObject,
   {
     Response response = null;
 
-    preUpate(item);
+    preUpdate(item);
 
     try
     {
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractManagerResource<T extends ModelObject,
    *
    * @param item
    */
-  protected void preUpate(T item) {}
+  protected void preUpdate(T item) {}
 
   /**
    * Method description
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserResource.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserResource.java
index 8d0f52598e..b36db86bff 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserResource.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/api/rest/resources/UserResource.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ public class UserResource extends AbstractManagerResource<User, UserException>
   }
   
   @Override
-  protected void preUpate(User user)
+  protected void preUpdate(User user)
   {
     if (DUMMY_PASSWORT.equals(user.getPassword()))
     {