diff --git a/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts b/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
index 489769ee..51a7ce07 100644
--- a/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
+++ b/src/services/OpenAPIParser.ts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class OpenAPIParser {
     return obj;
   }
 
-  shalowDeref<T extends object>(obj: OpenAPIRef | T): T {
+  shallowDeref<T extends object>(obj: OpenAPIRef | T): T {
     if (this.isRef(obj)) {
       return this.byRef<T>(obj.$ref)!;
     }
diff --git a/src/services/models/MediaType.ts b/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
index eda76e32..78a2fd21 100644
--- a/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
+++ b/src/services/models/MediaType.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class MediaTypeModel {
       this.examples = {
         default: new ExampleModel(
           parser,
-          { value: parser.shalowDeref(info.example) },
+          { value: parser.shallowDeref(info.example) },
           name,
           info.encoding,
         ),
diff --git a/src/utils/openapi.ts b/src/utils/openapi.ts
index e20dbef9..53beb3ed 100644
--- a/src/utils/openapi.ts
+++ b/src/utils/openapi.ts
@@ -489,13 +489,13 @@ export function mergeParams(
 ): Array<Referenced<OpenAPIParameter>> {
   const operationParamNames = {};
   operationParams.forEach(param => {
-    param = parser.shalowDeref(param);
+    param = parser.shallowDeref(param);
     operationParamNames[param.name + '_' + param.in] = true;
   });
 
   // filter out path params overridden by operation ones with the same name
   pathParams = pathParams.filter(param => {
-    param = parser.shalowDeref(param);
+    param = parser.shallowDeref(param);
     return !operationParamNames[param.name + '_' + param.in];
   });