diff --git a/docs/security.rst b/docs/security.rst
index c5ef982dc7..03c01175af 100644
--- a/docs/security.rst
+++ b/docs/security.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ This method will authenticate the user's credentials against an LDAP server.
 
 WARNING: To use LDAP you need to install `python-ldap <https://www.python-ldap.org>`_.
 
-For a typical Microsoft AD setup (where all users can preform LDAP searches)::
+For a typical Microsoft AD setup (where all users can perform LDAP searches)::
 
     AUTH_TYPE = AUTH_LDAP
     AUTH_LDAP_SERVER = "ldap://ldap.example.com"
diff --git a/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py b/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
index ae4fbe96a2..bf15c69a2d 100644
--- a/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
+++ b/flask_appbuilder/security/manager.py
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ def _search_ldap(self, ldap, con, username):
         if len(self.auth_roles_mapping) > 0:
             request_fields.append(self.auth_ldap_group_field)
 
-        # preform the LDAP search
+        # perform the LDAP search
         log.debug(
             "LDAP search for '%s' with fields %s in scope '%s'",
             filter_str,
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ def auth_user_ldap(self, username, password):
             user_attributes = {}
 
             # Flow 1 - (Indirect Search Bind):
-            #  - in this flow, special bind credentials are used to preform the
+            #  - in this flow, special bind credentials are used to perform the
             #    LDAP search
             #  - in this flow, AUTH_LDAP_SEARCH must be set
             if self.auth_ldap_bind_user:
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ def auth_user_ldap(self, username, password):
 
             # Flow 2 - (Direct Search Bind):
             #  - in this flow, the credentials provided by the end-user are used
-            #    to preform the LDAP search
+            #    to perform the LDAP search
             #  - in this flow, we only search LDAP if AUTH_LDAP_SEARCH is set
             #     - features like AUTH_USER_REGISTRATION & AUTH_ROLES_SYNC_AT_LOGIN
             #       will only work if AUTH_LDAP_SEARCH is set