diff --git a/tests/remote/hwsim_wrapper.py b/tests/remote/hwsim_wrapper.py
index 8c21a86ec..d70fe857a 100644
--- a/tests/remote/hwsim_wrapper.py
+++ b/tests/remote/hwsim_wrapper.py
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ def run_hwsim_test(devices, setup_params, refs, duts, monitors, hwsim_test):
         # run hostapd/wpa_supplicant
         for ref_host in ref_hosts:
             rutils.run_wpasupplicant(ref_host, setup_params)
-            wpas = WpaSupplicant(hostname = ref_host.host, global_iface="udp", global_port = ref_host.port)
+            wpas = WpaSupplicant(hostname=ref_host.host, global_iface="udp",
+                                 global_port=ref_host.port)
             wpas.interface_add(ref_host.ifname)
             dev.append(wpas)
         for dut_host in dut_hosts:
diff --git a/tests/remote/monitor.py b/tests/remote/monitor.py
index e5bcaad7a..22518e0aa 100644
--- a/tests/remote/monitor.py
+++ b/tests/remote/monitor.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import hostapd
 
 # standalone monitor with multi iface support
 def create(devices, setup_params, refs, duts, monitors):
-    mons= []
+    mons = []
     mhosts = []
     hosts = duts + refs
 
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_devices.py b/tests/remote/test_devices.py
index 4c89c13db..97484f559 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_devices.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_devices.py
@@ -121,11 +121,11 @@ def check_device(devices, setup_params, dev_name, monitor=False):
 
     status, buf = host.execute(["which", setup_params['iperf']])
     if status != 0:
-        raise Exception(dev_name + " - hostapd: " + buf)
+        raise Exception(dev_name + " - iperf: " + buf)
 
     status, buf = host.execute(["which", "tshark"])
     if status != 0:
-        logger.debug(dev_name + " - hostapd: " + buf)
+        logger.debug(dev_name + " - tshark: " + buf)
 
 def check_devices(devices, setup_params, refs, duts, monitors):
     """Check duts/refs/monitors devices"""