diff --git a/ubuntutools/test/test_help.py b/ubuntutools/test/test_help.py
index c374c50..4f402d1 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/test/test_help.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/test/test_help.py
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class HelpTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @classmethod
     def populate(cls):
         for script in setup.scripts:
-            setattr(cls, 'test_' + script, cls.makeHelpTester(script))
+            setattr(cls, 'test_' + script, cls.make_help_tester(script))
 
     @classmethod
-    def makeHelpTester(cls, script):
+    def make_help_tester(cls, script):
         def tester(self):
             if script in BLACKLIST:
                 raise unittest.SkipTest("Blacklisted: " + BLACKLIST[script])
diff --git a/ubuntutools/test/test_pylint.py b/ubuntutools/test/test_pylint.py
index f6230f1..d6275e9 100644
--- a/ubuntutools/test/test_pylint.py
+++ b/ubuntutools/test/test_pylint.py
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ class PylintTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 detected_in = line
                 continue
 
-            for r in WHITELIST:
-                if r.search(line):
+            for reg_exp in WHITELIST:
+                if reg_exp.search(line):
                     break
             else:
                 filtered_out.append(detected_in)