diff --git a/check_mk_api/lib/python3/checkmkapi.py b/check_mk_api/lib/python3/checkmkapi.py
index 5cc1cbdf..63b85561 100644
--- a/check_mk_api/lib/python3/checkmkapi.py
+++ b/check_mk_api/lib/python3/checkmkapi.py
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ def disc_host(self, hostname, mode="new"):
 #   '----------------------------------------------------------------------'
 #.
 
-    def _wait_for_activation(uri):
+    def _wait_for_activation(self, uri):
         code = 302
         while code == 302:
             time.sleep(1)
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ def get_service_status(self, sites=[], query="", columns=[], host_name=""):
             data["query"] = query
         if columns:
             data["columns"] = columns
-        if hsot_name:
+        if host_name:
             data["host_name"] = host_name
         return self._request(
             self._get_url,