diff --git a/src/formatting/expression.cpp b/src/formatting/expression.cpp
index 5d032f8a4..d9fa9b311 100644
--- a/src/formatting/expression.cpp
+++ b/src/formatting/expression.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ node_ptr expression_format::from_xml(xml_node const& xml)
     n->text_size = get_expression(xml, "size");
     n->character_spacing = get_expression(xml, "character-spacing");
     n->line_spacing = get_expression(xml, "line-spacing");
-    n->text_opacity = get_expression(xml, "opactity");
+    n->text_opacity = get_expression(xml, "opacity");
     n->wrap_before = get_expression(xml, "wrap-before");
     n->wrap_char = get_expression(xml, "wrap-character");
     n->fill = get_expression(xml, "fill");
diff --git a/src/formatting/format.cpp b/src/formatting/format.cpp
index 3f94ab77a..4293628bb 100644
--- a/src/formatting/format.cpp
+++ b/src/formatting/format.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ node_ptr format_node::from_xml(xml_node const& xml)
     n->text_size = xml.get_opt_attr<unsigned>("size");
     n->character_spacing = xml.get_opt_attr<unsigned>("character-spacing");
     n->line_spacing = xml.get_opt_attr<unsigned>("line-spacing");
-    n->text_opacity = xml.get_opt_attr<double>("opactity");
+    n->text_opacity = xml.get_opt_attr<double>("opacity");
     boost::optional<boolean> wrap = xml.get_opt_attr<boolean>("wrap-before");
     if (wrap) n->wrap_before = *wrap;
     n->wrap_char = xml.get_opt_attr<unsigned>("wrap-character");