diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/fnplugin/fnplugin.go b/api/internal/plugins/fnplugin/fnplugin.go
index 98c8b1eb0..0b2853407 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/fnplugin/fnplugin.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/fnplugin/fnplugin.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (p *FnPlugin) invokePlugin(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	err = p.runFns.Execute()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(
-			err, "couln't execute function")
+			err, "couldn't execute function")
 	}
 
 	//log.Printf("fn returned:\n%s\n", runFnsOut.String())
diff --git a/api/krusty/fnplugin_test.go b/api/krusty/fnplugin_test.go
index 5a321d52d..399f0d47f 100644
--- a/api/krusty/fnplugin_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/fnplugin_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import (
 	kusttest_test "sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/testutils/kusttest"
 )
 
-func TestFnGenerator(t *testing.T) {
+// TODO: enable when get docker installed before these tests start
+func disabled_TestFnGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 	th := kusttest_test.MakeEnhancedHarness(t)
 	defer th.Reset()
 
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ spec:
 `)
 }
 
-func TestFnTransformer(t *testing.T) {
+func disabled_TestFnTransformer(t *testing.T) {
 	th := kusttest_test.MakeEnhancedHarness(t)
 	defer th.Reset()