diff --git a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/DirectEnergyConversion.py b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/DirectEnergyConversion.py
index 822ddbff1c7036fdeff233b5e4883a91458ca008..e674471ab9c091d259edc796448793e920e5aa4a 100644
--- a/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/DirectEnergyConversion.py
+++ b/scripts/Inelastic/Direct/DirectEnergyConversion.py
@@ -1930,11 +1930,11 @@ class DirectEnergyConversion(object):
 
     #
     def do_preprocessing(self,ws,*argi):
-        """ stub for custom preprocessing function"""
+        """ stub for custom preprocessing function. Should be redefined in the reduction script."""
         return ws
 
     def do_postprocessing(self,ws,*argi):
-        """ stub for custom postprocessing function"""
+        """ stub for custom postprocessing function. Should be redefined in the reduction script."""
         return ws
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/test/AbsorptionShapesTest.py b/scripts/test/AbsorptionShapesTest.py
index 45408b6bc878b1f56b369909f0aa122b1eb2e9a4..25c8acc4497d7ef1813ba5f4ecee030e0fe1682b 100644
--- a/scripts/test/AbsorptionShapesTest.py
+++ b/scripts/test/AbsorptionShapesTest.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class AdsorbtionShapesTest(unittest.TestCase):
         rad = res['Radius']
         self.assertEqual(rad,5)
         cen = res['Center']
-        self.assertEqualcen(cen,[1,0,0])
+        self.assertEqual(cen,[1,0,0])
 
 
         ash.shape = {'Radius':3,'Center':[0.,0.,0.]}