diff --git a/amodem-cli b/amodem-cli
index b4dcd6b..a023126 100755
--- a/amodem-cli
+++ b/amodem-cli
@@ -175,16 +175,16 @@ def main():
 
     args = p.parse_args()
     if args.verbose == 0:
-        level, format = 'INFO', '%(message)s'
+        level, fmt = 'INFO', '%(message)s'
     elif args.verbose == 1:
-        level, format = 'DEBUG', '%(message)s'
+        level, fmt = 'DEBUG', '%(message)s'
     elif args.verbose >= 2:
-        level, format = ('DEBUG', '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-10s '
-                                  '%(message)-100s '
-                                  '%(filename)s:%(lineno)d')
+        level, fmt = ('DEBUG', '%(asctime)s %(levelname)-10s '
+                               '%(message)-100s '
+                               '%(filename)s:%(lineno)d')
     if args.quiet:
-        level, format = 'WARNING', '%(message)s'
-    logging.basicConfig(level=level, format=format)
+        level, fmt = 'WARNING', '%(message)s'
+    logging.basicConfig(level=level, format=fmt)
 
     # Parsing and execution
     log.debug(description)