diff --git a/helpdesk/akismet.py b/helpdesk/akismet.py
index 31564b92..e49d3aa9 100644
--- a/helpdesk/akismet.py
+++ b/helpdesk/akismet.py
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ class Akismet(object):
         ``Akismet`` instance.
         """
         if key is None and isfile('apikey.txt'):
-            the_file = [l.strip() for l in open('apikey.txt').readlines()
-                        if l.strip() and not l.strip().startswith('#')]
+            the_file = [line.strip() for line in open('apikey.txt').readlines()
+                        if line.strip() and not line.strip().startswith('#')]
             try:
                 self.key = the_file[0]
                 self.blog_url = the_file[1]
diff --git a/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py b/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
index 053fceee..630f8ecf 100755
--- a/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
+++ b/helpdesk/management/commands/get_email.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def process_email(quiet=False):
         if quiet:
             logger.propagate = False  # do not propagate to root logger that would log to console
         logdir = q.logging_dir or '/var/log/helpdesk/'
-        
+
         try:
             handler = logging.FileHandler(join(logdir, q.slug + '_get_email.log'))
             logger.addHandler(handler)