2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/arithmetic.py b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/arithmetic.py
index 7e516ea1e..035f9e295 100755
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/arithmetic.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/arithmetic.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ def _worker_process(queue, cls, method_name, scenario_cfg,
         sla_action = scenario_cfg["sla"].get("action", "assert")
 
     # To both be able to include the stop value and handle backwards stepping
-    margin = lambda start, stop: -1 if start > stop else 1
+    def margin(start, stop):
+        return -1 if start > stop else 1
 
     param_iters = \
         [xrange(d['start'], d['stop'] + margin(d['start'], d['stop']),
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
index 9925ace2f..56a394e1c 100755
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import subprocess
 import time
 import traceback
 
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
 import yardstick.common.utils as utils
 from yardstick.benchmark.scenarios import base as base_scenario
 from yardstick.dispatcher.base import Base as DispatcherBase
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 CONF = cfg.CONF