diff --git a/terminatorlib/util.py b/terminatorlib/util.py
index 5031e750..576b1ad3 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/util.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-#    TerminatorConfig - layered config classes
+#    Terminator.util - misc utility functions
 #    Copyright (C) 2006-2008  cmsj@tenshu.net
 #
 #  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -14,17 +14,18 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 #  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+"""Terminator.util - misc utility functions"""
 
 import sys
 
 # set this to true to enable debugging output
-debug = False
+DEBUG = False
 
 def dbg (log = ""):
-  """Print a message if debugging is enabled"""
-  if debug:
-    print >> sys.stderr, log
+    """Print a message if debugging is enabled"""
+    if DEBUG:
+        print >> sys.stderr, log
 
 def err (log = ""):
-  """Print an error message"""
-  print >> sys.stderr, log
+    """Print an error message"""
+    print >> sys.stderr, log