diff --git a/R/dist.R b/R/dist.R
index 0be201582..cef56e7ca 100644
--- a/R/dist.R
+++ b/R/dist.R
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ tune_inv_gamma <- function(lower = 2, upper = 21) {
 #' assigned to \code{mean_sd} and \code{sd_sd} by setting them to zero.
 #' reduces compute requirement but may produce spuriously precise estimates.
 #' @param prior_weight Integer, weight given to the generation time prior.
-#' By default (prior_weight = 00) the priors will be weighted by the number of
+#' By default (prior_weight = 0) the priors will be weighted by the number of
 #' observation data points, usually preventing the posteriors from shifting
 #' much from the given distribution. Another sensible option would be 1,
 #' i.e. treating the generation time distribution as a single parameter.
diff --git a/man/dist_spec.Rd b/man/dist_spec.Rd
index 707f54d97..f1c29bbb4 100644
--- a/man/dist_spec.Rd
+++ b/man/dist_spec.Rd
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ assigned to \code{mean_sd} and \code{sd_sd} by setting them to zero.
 reduces compute requirement but may produce spuriously precise estimates.}
 
 \item{prior_weight}{Integer, weight given to the generation time prior.
-By default (prior_weight = 00) the priors will be weighted by the number of
+By default (prior_weight = 0) the priors will be weighted by the number of
 observation data points, usually preventing the posteriors from shifting
 much from the given distribution. Another sensible option would be 1,
 i.e. treating the generation time distribution as a single parameter.}