diff --git a/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words b/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
index a1d030dd83..f8796eaa1f 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
+++ b/.github/scripts/spellcheck.words
@@ -771,6 +771,7 @@ smtp
 smtps
 SMTPS
 SNI
+sockd
 socketopen
 socketpair
 sockopt
diff --git a/docs/internals/SCORECARD.md b/docs/internals/SCORECARD.md
index a65d4cb106..265b4aab8c 100644
--- a/docs/internals/SCORECARD.md
+++ b/docs/internals/SCORECARD.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ curl> python3 tests/http/scorecard.py -d --download-sizes=1mb --download-count=1
 
 Similar options are available for uploads and requests scenarios.
 
-##sockd
+## sockd
 
 If you have configured curl with `--with-test-sockd=<sockd-path>` for a
 `dante sockd` server installed on your system, you can provide the scorecard