diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/importexport/breakpoints/IImportExportConstants.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/importexport/breakpoints/IImportExportConstants.java
index 2608e837f53..9c7c61a06fe 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/importexport/breakpoints/IImportExportConstants.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/importexport/breakpoints/IImportExportConstants.java
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ public interface IImportExportConstants {
 	/**
 	 * The name of the persistent attribute for breakpoint information
 	 */
-	String IE_BP_PERSISTANT = "persistant"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	String IE_BP_PERSISTENT = "persistant"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	/**
 	 * The default file extension for breakpoint export files
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ExportBreakpointsOperation.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ExportBreakpointsOperation.java
index 423576d1a9e..38570f65315 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ExportBreakpointsOperation.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ExportBreakpointsOperation.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) throws InvocationTargetException {
 				IMemento root = memento.createChild(IImportExportConstants.IE_NODE_BREAKPOINT);
 				root.putString(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_ENABLED, Boolean.toString(breakpoint.isEnabled()));
 				root.putString(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_REGISTERED, Boolean.toString(breakpoint.isRegistered()));
-				root.putString(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTANT, Boolean.toString(breakpoint.isPersisted()));
+				root.putString(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTENT, Boolean.toString(breakpoint.isPersisted()));
 				//write out the resource information
 				IResource resource = marker.getResource();
 				IMemento child = root.createChild(IImportExportConstants.IE_NODE_RESOURCE);
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ImportBreakpointsOperation.java b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ImportBreakpointsOperation.java
index 2aa0e9f6e83..a2bca17ea3b 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ImportBreakpointsOperation.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/actions/ImportBreakpointsOperation.java
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ protected Map<String, Object> collectBreakpointProperties(IMemento memento) {
 
 		//collect attributes from the 'breakpoint' node
 		map.put(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_ENABLED, memento.getBoolean(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_ENABLED));
-		map.put(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTANT, memento.getBoolean(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTANT));
+		map.put(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTENT, memento.getBoolean(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTENT));
 		map.put(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_REGISTERED, memento.getBoolean(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_REGISTERED));
 
 		//collect attributes from the 'marker' node
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ protected void restoreBreakpoint(IMarker marker, final Map<String, Object> attri
 			// create the breakpoint
 			breakpoint = fManager.createBreakpoint(marker);
 			breakpoint.setEnabled(((Boolean)attributes.get(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_ENABLED)).booleanValue());
-			breakpoint.setPersisted(((Boolean)attributes.get(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTANT)).booleanValue());
+			breakpoint.setPersisted(((Boolean)attributes.get(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_PERSISTENT)).booleanValue());
 			breakpoint.setRegistered(((Boolean)attributes.get(IImportExportConstants.IE_BP_REGISTERED)).booleanValue());
 			fAdded.add(breakpoint);
 			if (fImportBreakpoints && fCreateWorkingSets && fCurrentWorkingSetProperty != null) {