diff --git a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
index 8a83de7ac..c797212c1 100644
--- a/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
+++ b/docs/source/io_formats/settings.rst
@@ -660,10 +660,10 @@ variable and whose sub-elements/attributes are as follows:
   *Default*: histogram
 
 :pair:
-  For a "mixture" distribution, this element provides a distribution and its corresponding probability.a
+  For a "mixture" distribution, this element provides a distribution and its corresponding probability.
 
   :probability:
-    An attribute or ``pair`` that provides the probability of a univatiate distribution within a "mixture" distribution. 
+    An attribute or ``pair`` that provides the probability of a univariate distribution within a "mixture" distribution. 
       
   :dist:
     This sub-element of a ``pair`` element provides information on the corresponding univariate distribution.
diff --git a/openmc/stats/univariate.py b/openmc/stats/univariate.py
index 576b2247c..af6c9a6d1 100644
--- a/openmc/stats/univariate.py
+++ b/openmc/stats/univariate.py
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ class Mixture(Univariate):
         element = ET.Element(element_name)
         element.set("type", "mixture")
 
-        for p,d in zip(self.probability, self.distribution):
+        for p, d in zip(self.probability, self.distribution):
           data = ET.SubElement(element, "pair")
           data.set("probability", str(p))
           data.append(d.to_xml_element("dist"))
diff --git a/src/distribution.cpp b/src/distribution.cpp
index af3aac5af..c7952aba3 100644
--- a/src/distribution.cpp
+++ b/src/distribution.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ UPtrDist distribution_from_xml(pugi::xml_node node)
   } else if (type == "tabular") {
     dist = UPtrDist {new Tabular(node)};
   } else if (type == "mixture") {
-    dist = UPtrDist{new Mixture(node)};
+    dist = UPtrDist {new Mixture(node)};
   } else {
     openmc::fatal_error("Invalid distribution type: " + type);
   }