diff --git a/app/python-node-exporter.py b/app/python-node-exporter.py
index ab0bf88..3fc5694 100644
--- a/app/python-node-exporter.py
+++ b/app/python-node-exporter.py
@@ -420,11 +420,17 @@ def start_thread(target_func):
     return thread
 
 # start the threads
-print("Probe thread: " + str(probe_thread = start_thread(ThreadProbe)))
-print("Auth thread: " + str(auth_thread = start_thread(ZvmAuthHandler)))
-print("Data thread: " + str(data_thread = start_thread(GetDataFunc)))
-print("Stats thread: " + str(stats_thread = start_thread(GetStatsFunc)))
-print("Webserver thread: " + str(webserver_thread = start_thread(WebServer)))
+probe_thread = start_thread(ThreadProbe)
+auth_thread = start_thread(ZvmAuthHandler)
+data_thread = start_thread(GetDataFunc)
+stats_thread = start_thread(GetStatsFunc)
+webserver_thread = start_thread(WebServer)
+
+print("Probe thread: " + str(probe_thread))
+print("Auth thread: " + str(auth_thread))
+print("Data thread: " + str(data_thread))
+print("Stats thread: " + str(stats_thread))
+print("Webserver thread: " + str(webserver_thread))
 
 # loop indefinitely
 while True: