diff --git a/internal/clientcache/internal/cache/search.go b/internal/clientcache/internal/cache/search.go
index 2399ce5c24..3e9e1bb0b7 100644
--- a/internal/clientcache/internal/cache/search.go
+++ b/internal/clientcache/internal/cache/search.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type SearchParams struct {
 	Filter string
 	// Max result set size is an override to the default max result set size
 	MaxResultSetSize int
-	// Which column to sort results by, defaultis resource specific
+	// Which column to sort results by, default is resource specific
 	SortBy SortBy
 	// Which direction to sort results by (asc, desc), default is resource specific
 	SortDirection SortDirection
diff --git a/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler.go b/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler.go
index 2ea3fac8d6..30f244ef60 100644
--- a/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler.go
+++ b/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler.go
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ func newSearchHandlerFunc(ctx context.Context, repo *cache.Repository, refreshSe
 
 		sortDirection, valid := parseSortDirection(sd)
 		if !valid {
-			event.WriteError(ctx, op, errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, fmt.Sprintf("sort_direction parameter %q not valid", sb)))
-			writeError(w, fmt.Sprintf("sort_direction parameter %q not valid ", sb), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			event.WriteError(ctx, op, errors.New(ctx, errors.InvalidParameter, op, fmt.Sprintf("sort_direction parameter %q not valid", sd)))
+			writeError(w, fmt.Sprintf("sort_direction parameter %q not valid ", sd), http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler_test.go b/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler_test.go
index 8c15270acd..de55dc8e4c 100644
--- a/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler_test.go
+++ b/internal/clientcache/internal/daemon/search_handler_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) HashiCorp, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
 package daemon
 
 import (