diff --git a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
index 97145a72eb74d86cf3b0e2c2536f006480a26741..b5adf8dc4328290821340ac17d341304c6dc10fc 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/routes/poller.py
@@ -1394,9 +1394,9 @@ def gws_direct_config():
     :return:
     """
 
-    format = request.args.get('format', default='json', type=str)
-    format = format.lower()
-    if format not in ('html', 'json'):
+    wanted = request.args.get('format', default='json', type=str)
+    wanted = wanted.lower()
+    if wanted not in ('html', 'json'):
         return Response(
             response='format must be one of: html, json',
             status=400,
diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index e06c7feb7a5b8ad1701d7e64416044ff8ef9db46..fcd7e44010c9329feb62a4ad1d97d0f99fc38f8a 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ def retrieve_and_persist_neteng_managed_device_list(
                     'No equipment retrieved from previous list')
         except Exception as e:
             warning_callback(str(e))
-            update_latch_status(pending=False, failure=True)
+            update_latch_status(InventoryTask.config, pending=False, failure=True)
             raise e
 
     try:
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def retrieve_and_persist_neteng_managed_device_list(
         info_callback(f'saved {len(netdash_equipment)} managed routers')
     except Exception as e:
         warning_callback(str(e))
-        update_latch_status(pending=False, failure=True)
+        update_latch_status(InventoryTask.config, pending=False, failure=True)
         raise e
     return netdash_equipment