diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
index 9bc288644e3..3b593c2f75a 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Configuration/Remote.conf
@@ -555,13 +555,13 @@ akka {
 
 			# To use a Thumbprint instead of a file, set this to true
 			# And specify a thumprint and it's storage location below
-			use-thumprint-over-file = false
+			use-thumbprint-over-file = false
 
 			# Valid Thumprint required (if use-thumbprint-over-file is true)
 			# A typical thumbprint is a format similar to: "45df32e258c92a7abf6c112e54912ab15bbb9eb0"
 			# On Windows machines, The thumprint for an installed certificate can be located
 			# By using certlm.msc and opening the certificate under the 'Details' tab.
-			thumpbrint = ""
+			thumbprint = ""
 
 			# The Store name. Under windows The most common option is "My", which indicates the personal store.
 			# See System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.StoreName for other common values.
diff --git a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Transport/DotNetty/DotNettyTransportSettings.cs b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Transport/DotNetty/DotNettyTransportSettings.cs
index 5b28bad7e66..d680534a1b8 100644
--- a/src/core/Akka.Remote/Transport/DotNetty/DotNettyTransportSettings.cs
+++ b/src/core/Akka.Remote/Transport/DotNetty/DotNettyTransportSettings.cs
@@ -292,11 +292,17 @@ internal sealed class SslSettings
         public static SslSettings Create(Config config)
         {
             if (config.IsNullOrEmpty())
-                throw new ConfigurationException($"Failed to create {typeof(DotNettyTransportSettings)}: DotNetty SSL HOCON config was not found (default path: `akka.remote.dot-netty.Ssl`)");
+                throw new ConfigurationException($"Failed to create {typeof(DotNettyTransportSettings)}: DotNetty SSL HOCON config was not found (default path: `akka.remote.dot-netty.ssl`)");
 
-            if (config.GetBoolean("certificate.use-thumprint-over-file", false))
+            if (config.GetBoolean("certificate.use-thumprint-over-file", false)
+                || config.GetBoolean("certificate.use-thumbprint-over-file", false))
             {
-                return new SslSettings(config.GetString("certificate.thumbprint", null),
+                var thumbprint = config.GetString("certificate.thumbprint", null) 
+                                 ?? config.GetString("certificate.thumpbrint", null);
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(thumbprint))
+                    throw new Exception("`akka.remote.dot-netty.ssl.certificate.use-thumbprint-over-file` is set to true but `akka.remote.dot-netty.ssl.certificate.thumbprint` is null or empty");
+                
+                return new SslSettings(thumbprint,
                     config.GetString("certificate.store-name", null),
                     ParseStoreLocationName(config.GetString("certificate.store-location", null)),
                         config.GetBoolean("suppress-validation", false));
@@ -366,7 +372,7 @@ public SslSettings(string certificateThumbprint, string storeName, StoreLocation
                 if (find.Count == 0)
                 {
                     throw new ArgumentException(
-                        "Could not find Valid certificate for thumbprint (by default it can be found under `akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.thumpbrint`. Also check akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.store-name and akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.store-location)");
+                        "Could not find Valid certificate for thumbprint (by default it can be found under `akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.thumbprint`. Also check `akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.store-name` and `akka.remote.dot-netty.tcp.ssl.certificate.store-location`)");
                 }
 
                 Certificate = find[0];