diff --git a/pitest-command-line/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/commandline/MutationCoverageReport.java b/pitest-command-line/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/commandline/MutationCoverageReport.java
index ce08a44a8..6a857ca30 100644
--- a/pitest-command-line/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/commandline/MutationCoverageReport.java
+++ b/pitest-command-line/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/commandline/MutationCoverageReport.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public static void main(final String[] args) {
               data.getTestStrengthThreshold());
       throwErrorIfScoreBelowMutationThreshold(stats.getMutationStatistics(),
           data.getMutationThreshold());
-      throwErrorIfMoreThanMaxSuvivingMutants(stats.getMutationStatistics(), data.getMaximumAllowedSurvivors());
+      throwErrorIfMoreThanMaxSurvivingMutants(stats.getMutationStatistics(), data.getMaximumAllowedSurvivors());
     }
 
   }
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ private static void throwErrorIfScoreBelowTestStrengthThreshold(
     }
   }
 
-  private static void throwErrorIfMoreThanMaxSuvivingMutants(
+  private static void throwErrorIfMoreThanMaxSurvivingMutants(
       final MutationStatistics stats, final long threshold) {
-    if ((threshold > 0)
+    if ((threshold >= 0)
         && (stats.getTotalSurvivingMutations() > threshold)) {
       throw new RuntimeException("Had "
           + stats.getTotalSurvivingMutations() + " surviving mutants, but only "