diff --git a/amodem/recv.py b/amodem/recv.py
index a5125a6..24aa8e4 100644
--- a/amodem/recv.py
+++ b/amodem/recv.py
@@ -208,10 +208,12 @@ class Receiver(object):
                 duration = time.time() - self.stats['rx_start']
                 sampler.freq -= 0.01 * err / config.Fc
                 sampler.offset -= err
-                log.debug('Got  %8.1f kB, realtime: %6.2f%%, drift: %+5.2f ppm',
-                          self.stats['rx_bits'] / 8e3,
-                          duration * 100.0 / (i*config.Tsym),
-                          (1.0 - sampler.freq) * 1e6)
+                log.debug(
+                    'Got  %8.1f kB, realtime: %6.2f%%, drift: %+5.2f ppm',
+                    self.stats['rx_bits'] / 8e3,
+                    duration * 100.0 / (i*config.Tsym),
+                    (1.0 - sampler.freq) * 1e6
+                )
 
     def start(self, signal, freqs, gain=1.0):
         sampler = sampling.Sampler(signal, sampling.Interpolator())
diff --git a/scripts/amodem b/scripts/amodem
index 029b877..e844ec5 100755
--- a/scripts/amodem
+++ b/scripts/amodem
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ def FileType(mode, process=None):
 
 
 def main():
-    description = ('Audio OFDM MODEM: {:.1f} kb/s ({:d}-QAM x {:d} carriers) '
-                   'Fs={:.1f} kHz').format(modem.modem_bps / 1e3,
-                   len(config.symbols), config.Nfreq, config.Fs / 1e3)
+    fmt = ('Audio OFDM MODEM: {:.1f} kb/s ({:d}-QAM x {:d} carriers) '
+           'Fs={:.1f} kHz')
+    description = fmt.format(modem.modem_bps / 1e3, len(config.symbols),
+                             config.Nfreq, config.Fs / 1e3)
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
     g = p.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     g.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', default=0, action='count')
@@ -112,7 +113,8 @@ def main():
     elif args.verbose == 1:
         level, format = 'DEBUG', '%(message)s'
     elif args.verbose >= 2:
-        level, format = ('DEBUG', '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-10s %(message)-100s '
+        level, format = ('DEBUG', '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-10s '
+                                  '%(message)-100s '
                                   '%(filename)s:%(lineno)d')
     if args.quiet:
         level, format = 'WARNING', '%(message)s'