diff --git a/gate/main.c b/gate/main.c
index 7eb69d60..8997faeb 100644
--- a/gate/main.c
+++ b/gate/main.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ gate_init(struct gate *g , struct skynet_context * ctx, char * parm) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (max <=0 ) {
-		skynet_error(ctx, "Need max conntection");
+		skynet_error(ctx, "Need max connection");
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (header != 'S' && header !='L') {
diff --git a/gate/mread.c b/gate/mread.c
index 5eedeea5..ff7ace89 100644
--- a/gate/mread.c
+++ b/gate/mread.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ mread_create(uint32_t addr, int port , int max , int buffer_size) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (event_add(efd, listen_fd, LISTENSOCKET) == -1) {
+	if (event_add(efd, listen_fd, LISTENSOCKET)) {
 		close(listen_fd);
 		close(efd);
 		return NULL;