diff --git a/lib/parse/cmdline.py b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
index 131421903..81af9daa3 100644
--- a/lib/parse/cmdline.py
+++ b/lib/parse/cmdline.py
@@ -801,10 +801,10 @@ def cmdLineParser(argv=None):
 
         # Dirty hack to display longer options without breaking into two lines
         def _(self, *args):
-            _ = parser.formatter._format_option_strings(*args)
-            if len(_) > MAX_HELP_OPTION_LENGTH:
-                _ = ("%%.%ds.." % (MAX_HELP_OPTION_LENGTH - parser.formatter.indent_increment)) % _
-            return _
+            retVal = parser.formatter._format_option_strings(*args)
+            if len(retVal) > MAX_HELP_OPTION_LENGTH:
+                retVal = ("%%.%ds.." % (MAX_HELP_OPTION_LENGTH - parser.formatter.indent_increment)) % retVal
+            return retVal
 
         parser.formatter._format_option_strings = parser.formatter.format_option_strings
         parser.formatter.format_option_strings = type(parser.formatter.format_option_strings)(_, parser, type(parser))
diff --git a/lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py b/lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py
index 6703e5dc7..705edc9ea 100644
--- a/lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py
+++ b/lib/utils/pivotdumptable.py
@@ -116,29 +116,29 @@ def pivotDumpTable(table, colList, count=None, blind=True):
     pivotValue = " "
     breakRetrieval = False
 
+    def _(column, pivotValue):
+        if column == colList[0]:
+            query = dumpNode.query.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, column), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
+        else:
+            query = dumpNode.query2.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, colList[0]), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
+
+        query = whereQuery(query)
+        return unArrayizeValue(inject.getValue(query, blind=blind, time=blind, union=not blind, error=not blind))
+
     try:
         for i in xrange(count):
             if breakRetrieval:
                 break
 
             for column in colList:
-                def _(pivotValue):
-                    if column == colList[0]:
-                        query = dumpNode.query.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, column), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
-                    else:
-                        query = dumpNode.query2.replace("'%s'", "%s") % (agent.preprocessField(table, column), table, agent.preprocessField(table, colList[0]), unescaper.escape(pivotValue, False))
-
-                    query = whereQuery(query)
-
-                    return unArrayizeValue(inject.getValue(query, blind=blind, time=blind, union=not blind, error=not blind))
-
-                value = _(pivotValue)
+                value = _(column, pivotValue)
                 if column == colList[0]:
                     if isNoneValue(value):
                         for pivotValue in filter(None, ("  " if pivotValue == " " else None, "%s%s" % (pivotValue[0], unichr(ord(pivotValue[1]) + 1)) if len(pivotValue) > 1 else None, unichr(ord(pivotValue[0]) + 1))):
-                            value = _(pivotValue)
+                            value = _(column, pivotValue)
                             if not isNoneValue(value):
                                 break
+
                     if isNoneValue(value):
                         breakRetrieval = True
                         break