diff --git a/lib/swift b/lib/swift
index 645bfd7..62f47dc 100644
--- a/lib/swift
+++ b/lib/swift
@@ -205,9 +205,12 @@
     # copy apache vhost file and set name and port
     local node_number
     for node_number in ${SWIFT_REPLICAS_SEQ}; do
-        local object_port=$(( OBJECT_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
-        local container_port=$(( CONTAINER_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
-        local account_port=$(( ACCOUNT_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
+        local object_port
+        object_port=$(( OBJECT_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
+        local container_port
+        container_port=$(( CONTAINER_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
+        local account_port
+        account_port=$(( ACCOUNT_PORT_BASE + 10 * (node_number - 1) ))
 
         sudo cp ${SWIFT_DIR}/examples/apache2/object-server.template $(apache_site_config_for object-server-${node_number})
         sudo sed -e "
@@ -504,7 +507,8 @@
 
     if is_service_enabled keystone; then
         iniuncomment ${testfile} func_test auth_version
-        local auth_vers=$(iniget ${testfile} func_test auth_version)
+        local auth_vers
+        auth_vers=$(iniget ${testfile} func_test auth_version)
         iniset ${testfile} func_test auth_host ${KEYSTONE_SERVICE_HOST}
         iniset ${testfile} func_test auth_port ${KEYSTONE_AUTH_PORT}
         if [[ $auth_vers == "3" ]]; then
@@ -514,7 +518,8 @@
         fi
     fi
 
-    local user_group=$(id -g ${STACK_USER})
+    local user_group
+    user_group=$(id -g ${STACK_USER})
     sudo install -d -o ${STACK_USER} -g ${user_group} ${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}
 
     local swift_log_dir=${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}/logs
@@ -540,7 +545,8 @@
     # First do a bit of setup by creating the directories and
     # changing the permissions so we can run it as our user.
 
-    local user_group=$(id -g ${STACK_USER})
+    local user_group
+    user_group=$(id -g ${STACK_USER})
     sudo install -d -o ${STACK_USER} -g ${user_group} ${SWIFT_DATA_DIR}/{drives,cache,run,logs}
 
     # Create a loopback disk and format it to XFS.
@@ -607,7 +613,8 @@
 
     KEYSTONE_CATALOG_BACKEND=${KEYSTONE_CATALOG_BACKEND:-sql}
 
-    local another_role=$(get_or_create_role "anotherrole")
+    local another_role
+    another_role=$(get_or_create_role "anotherrole")
 
     # NOTE(jroll): Swift doesn't need the admin role here, however Ironic uses
     # temp urls, which break when uploaded by a non-admin role
@@ -623,33 +630,40 @@
             "$SWIFT_SERVICE_PROTOCOL://$SERVICE_HOST:8080/v1/AUTH_\$(tenant_id)s"
     fi
 
-    local swift_tenant_test1=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest1 default)
+    local swift_tenant_test1
+    swift_tenant_test1=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest1 default)
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_tenant_test1 "Failure creating swift_tenant_test1"
     SWIFT_USER_TEST1=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest1 $swiftusertest1_password \
                         "default" "test@example.com")
     die_if_not_set $LINENO SWIFT_USER_TEST1 "Failure creating SWIFT_USER_TEST1"
     get_or_add_user_project_role admin $SWIFT_USER_TEST1 $swift_tenant_test1
 
-    local swift_user_test3=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest3 $swiftusertest3_password \
+    local swift_user_test3
+    swift_user_test3=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest3 $swiftusertest3_password \
                                 "default" "test3@example.com")
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_user_test3 "Failure creating swift_user_test3"
     get_or_add_user_project_role $another_role $swift_user_test3 $swift_tenant_test1
 
-    local swift_tenant_test2=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest2 default)
+    local swift_tenant_test2
+    swift_tenant_test2=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest2 default)
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_tenant_test2 "Failure creating swift_tenant_test2"
 
-    local swift_user_test2=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest2 $swiftusertest2_password \
+    local swift_user_test2
+    swift_user_test2=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest2 $swiftusertest2_password \
                                 "default" "test2@example.com")
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_user_test2 "Failure creating swift_user_test2"
     get_or_add_user_project_role admin $swift_user_test2 $swift_tenant_test2
 
-    local swift_domain=$(get_or_create_domain swift_test 'Used for swift functional testing')
+    local swift_domain
+    swift_domain=$(get_or_create_domain swift_test 'Used for swift functional testing')
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_domain "Failure creating swift_test domain"
 
-    local swift_tenant_test4=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest4 $swift_domain)
+    local swift_tenant_test4
+    swift_tenant_test4=$(get_or_create_project swifttenanttest4 $swift_domain)
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_tenant_test4 "Failure creating swift_tenant_test4"
 
-    local swift_user_test4=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest4 $swiftusertest4_password \
+    local swift_user_test4
+    swift_user_test4=$(get_or_create_user swiftusertest4 $swiftusertest4_password \
                                 $swift_domain "test4@example.com")
     die_if_not_set $LINENO swift_user_test4 "Failure creating swift_user_test4"
     get_or_add_user_project_role admin $swift_user_test4 $swift_tenant_test4