diff --git a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db.cc b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db.cc
index c85dee1fc..bb8cfde9d 100644
--- a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db.cc
+++ b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db.cc
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ Status BackupEngineImpl::AddBackupFileWorkItem(
   // b) share_table_files is true and the file exists already.
   if (kDbFileChecksumFuncName == src_checksum_func_name) {
     if (src_checksum_str == kUnknownFileChecksum) {
-      return Status::Aborted("Unkown checksum value for " + fname);
+      return Status::Aborted("Unknown checksum value for " + fname);
     }
     s = CalculateChecksum(src_dir + fname, db_env_, src_env_options, size_limit,
                           &checksum_value);
diff --git a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
index 46d7942a7..f33ca73a0 100644
--- a/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
+++ b/utilities/backupable/backupable_db_test.cc
@@ -1185,6 +1185,7 @@ TEST_F(BackupableDBTest, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */, false /* dummy */,
                         kNoShare);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // file_checksum_gen_factory is null, and thus table checksum is not
@@ -1199,6 +1200,7 @@ TEST_F(BackupableDBTest, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */, false /* dummy */,
                         kNoShare);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // table file checksum is enabled so we should be able to detect any
@@ -1216,6 +1218,7 @@ TEST_P(BackupableDBTestWithParam, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
 
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // cannot detect corruption since DB manifest has no table checksums
@@ -1228,6 +1231,7 @@ TEST_P(BackupableDBTestWithParam, TableFileCorruptedBeforeBackup) {
   options_.file_checksum_gen_factory = GetFileChecksumGenCrc32cFactory();
   OpenDBAndBackupEngine(true /* destroy_old_data */);
   FillDB(db_.get(), 0, keys_iteration);
+  ASSERT_OK(db_->Flush(FlushOptions()));
   // corrupt a random table file in the DB directory
   ASSERT_OK(CorruptRandomTableFileInDB());
   // corruption is detected