diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/graders.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/graders.py
index 71b7d90c8f..2b3ff833c3 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/graders.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/graders.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def grader_from_conf(conf):
     This creates a CourseGrader from a configuration (such as in course_settings.py).
     The conf can simply be an instance of CourseGrader, in which case no work is done.
     More commonly, the conf is a list of dictionaries. A WeightedSubsectionsGrader
-    with AssignmentFormatGrader's will be generated. Every dictionary should contain
+    with AssignmentFormatGraders will be generated. Every dictionary should contain
     the parameters for making an AssignmentFormatGrader, in addition to a 'weight' key.
     """
     if isinstance(conf, CourseGrader):
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_graders.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_graders.py
index f41833f32e..5dfa6327af 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_graders.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_graders.py
@@ -282,18 +282,18 @@ class GraderTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(graded['section_breakdown']), 12 + 1)
 
     @ddt.data(
-        # empty
         (
+            # empty
             {},
             u"Configuration has no appropriate grader class."
         ),
-        # no min_count
         (
+            # no min_count
             {'type': "Homework", 'drop_count': 0},
             u"Configuration has no appropriate grader class."
         ),
-        # no drop_count
         (
+            # no drop_count
             {'type': "Homework", 'min_count': 0},
             u"__init__() takes at least 4 arguments (3 given)"
         ),
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/fix_ungraded_certs.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/fix_ungraded_certs.py
index dbf8c85901..09e4c2d5a9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/fix_ungraded_certs.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/management/commands/fix_ungraded_certs.py
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 """
 Management command which fixes ungraded certificates for students
 """
-
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+import logging
+from optparse import make_option
 
 from certificates.models import GeneratedCertificate
 from courseware import courses
 from lms.djangoapps.grades.new.course_grade import CourseGradeFactory
-from django.test.client import RequestFactory
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from optparse import make_option
+
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):
@@ -42,18 +44,15 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         course_id = options['course']
-        print "Fetching ungraded students for {0}".format(course_id)
+        log.info('Fetching ungraded students for %s.', course_id)
         ungraded = GeneratedCertificate.objects.filter(  # pylint: disable=no-member
             course_id__exact=course_id
         ).filter(grade__exact='')
         course = courses.get_course_by_id(course_id)
-        factory = RequestFactory()
-        request = factory.get('/')
-
         for cert in ungraded:
             # grade the student
             grade = CourseGradeFactory().create(cert.user, course)
-            print "grading {0} - {1}".format(cert.user, grade.percent)
+            log.info('grading %s - %s', cert.user, grade.percent)
             cert.grade = grade.percent
             if not options['noop']:
                 cert.save()