diff --git a/areas/users/user_service.py b/areas/users/user_service.py
index bd59f27..3b7fa68 100644
--- a/areas/users/user_service.py
+++ b/areas/users/user_service.py
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ from areas.apps.models import App, AppRole
 from areas.roles.role_service import RoleService
 from helpers import KratosApi
 
-tmp = ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
-KRATOS_ADMIN = kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(tmp))
+kratos_admin_api_configuration = \
+    ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
+KRATOS_ADMIN = \
+    kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(kratos_admin_api_configuration))
 
 class UserService:
     @staticmethod
@@ -51,18 +53,19 @@ class UserService:
                 db.session.add(app_role)
             db.session.commit()
 
-        UserService.__start_user_recovery_flow(data["email"])
+        UserService.__start_recovery_flow(data["email"])
 
         return UserService.get_user(res["id"])
 
 
     @staticmethod
-    def __start_user_recovery_flow(email):
+    def __start_recovery_flow(email):
         """
         Start a Kratos recovery flow for the user's email address.
 
         This sends out an email to the user that explains to them how they can
-        set their password.
+        set their password. Make sure the user exists inside Kratos before you
+        use this function.
 
         :param email: Email to send recovery link to
         :type email: str
diff --git a/cliapp/cliapp/cli.py b/cliapp/cliapp/cli.py
index 06e6fb0..6735cb2 100644
--- a/cliapp/cliapp/cli.py
+++ b/cliapp/cliapp/cli.py
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ HYDRA = hydra_client.HydraAdmin(HYDRA_ADMIN_URL)
 # Kratos has an admin and public end-point. We create an API for them
 # both. The kratos implementation has bugs, which forces us to set
 # the discard_unknown_keys to True.
-tmp = ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
-KRATOS_ADMIN = kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(tmp))
+kratos_admin_api_configuration = \
+    ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
+KRATOS_ADMIN = \
+    kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(kratos_admin_api_configuration))
 
-tmp = ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_PUBLIC_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
-KRATOS_PUBLIC = kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(tmp))
+kratos_public_api_configuration = \
+    ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_PUBLIC_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
+KRATOS_PUBLIC = \
+    kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(kratos_public_api_configuration))
 
 ##############################################################################
 # CLI INTERFACE                                                              #
diff --git a/web/login/login.py b/web/login/login.py
index 00cf3af..591acc2 100644
--- a/web/login/login.py
+++ b/web/login/login.py
@@ -31,11 +31,15 @@ HYDRA = hydra_client.HydraAdmin(HYDRA_ADMIN_URL)
 # Kratos has an admin and public end-point. We create an API for them
 # both. The kratos implementation has bugs, which forces us to set
 # the discard_unknown_keys to True.
-tmp = ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
-KRATOS_ADMIN = kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(tmp))
+kratos_admin_api_configuration = \
+    ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_ADMIN_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
+KRATOS_ADMIN = \
+    kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(kratos_admin_api_configuration))
 
-tmp = ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_PUBLIC_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
-KRATOS_PUBLIC = kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(tmp))
+kratos_public_api_configuration = \
+    ory_kratos_client.Configuration(host=KRATOS_PUBLIC_URL, discard_unknown_keys=True)
+KRATOS_PUBLIC = \
+    kratos_api.V0alpha2Api(ory_kratos_client.ApiClient(kratos_public_api_configuration))
 ADMIN_ROLE_ID = 1
 NO_ACCESS_ROLE_ID = 3