diff --git a/src/json_stream/base.py b/src/json_stream/base.py
index 6f113c2..a487552 100644
--- a/src/json_stream/base.py
+++ b/src/json_stream/base.py
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[str]:
         raise NotImplementedError()  # pragma: no cover
 
     def __copy__(self):
-        raise copy.Error("Copying json_steam objects leads to a bad time")
+        raise copy.Error("Copying json_stream objects leads to a bad time")
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
-        raise copy.Error("Copying json_steam objects leads to a bad time")
+        raise copy.Error("Copying json_stream objects leads to a bad time")
 
 
 class PersistentStreamingJSONBase(StreamingJSONBase, ABC):
diff --git a/src/json_stream/tests/test_loader.py b/src/json_stream/tests/test_loader.py
index f4b336b..338612f 100644
--- a/src/json_stream/tests/test_loader.py
+++ b/src/json_stream/tests/test_loader.py
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ def test_load_nested_transient_first_list_item_list(self):
 
     def test_not_copiable(self):
         json_str = '[["a"], "b", "c"]'
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(copy.Error, "^Copying json_steam objects leads to a bad time$"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(copy.Error, "^Copying json_stream objects leads to a bad time$"):
             copy.copy(load(StringIO(json_str)))
-        with self.assertRaisesRegex(copy.Error, "^Copying json_steam objects leads to a bad time$"):
+        with self.assertRaisesRegex(copy.Error, "^Copying json_stream objects leads to a bad time$"):
             copy.deepcopy(load(StringIO(json_str)))
 
     def test_transient_to_persistent(self):