diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
index 10a5c9fc7640de2bd49575c6800211ce487a064e..51a24ab327e03d4be1caa86dac48e96afd65fac9 100644
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ def assure_has_parent(entity, parent, to_be_updated=None, guard=None, verbosity=
         if guard is None:
             entity.update(unique=False)
         else:
-            guard.safe_updat(entity, unique=False)
+            guard.safe_update(entity, unique=False)
     else:
         to_be_updated.append(entity)
 
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def assure_has_property(entity, name, value, to_be_updated=None,
         if guard is None:
             entity.update(unique=False)
         else:
-            guard.safe_updat(entity, unique=False)
+            guard.safe_update(entity, unique=False)
     else:
         to_be_updated.append(entity)