diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c902c6eb..07e227ee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ lib64
 pip-log.txt
 
 # Unit test / coverage reports
-.coverage
+.coverage*
 .tox
 nosetests.xml
 coverage.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ htmlcov
 junit.xml
 features/output*
 dummy
+result.json
 
 # Translations
 *.mo
diff --git a/patroni/dcs/__init__.py b/patroni/dcs/__init__.py
index 9298e3fc..4a9f998f 100644
--- a/patroni/dcs/__init__.py
+++ b/patroni/dcs/__init__.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class SyncState(NamedTuple):
         """Factory method to parse *value* as synchronisation state information.
 
         :param version: optional *version* number for the object.
-        :param value: (optionally JSON serialised) sychronisation state information
+        :param value: (optionally JSON serialised) synchronisation state information
 
         :returns: constructed :class:`SyncState` object.