diff --git a/osc/wc/project.py b/osc/wc/project.py
index 0f51a9a..eb76d1e 100644
--- a/osc/wc/project.py
+++ b/osc/wc/project.py
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@ def _perform_adds(self, ustate, **kwargs):
             self.notifier.processed(package, ' ', None)
 
     def _perform_deletes(self, ustate):
-        uinfo = ustate.info
         global _STORE
+        uinfo = ustate.info
         for package in uinfo.deleted:
             st = self._status(package)
             # a delete is always possible
diff --git a/osc/wc/util.py b/osc/wc/util.py
index 4fd47df..4fcefab 100644
--- a/osc/wc/util.py
+++ b/osc/wc/util.py
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ def lock(self):
         has a lock on the working copy.
 
         """
+        global _LOCK
         if self.has_lock():
             # a double lock is no problem at all but if it occurs
             # it smells like a programming/logic error (IMHO)
             raise RuntimeError('Double lock occured')
-        global _LOCK
         lock = _storefile(self._path, _LOCK)
         f = open(lock, 'w')
         fcntl.lockf(f, fcntl.LOCK_EX)
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ def unlock(self):
         RuntimeError is raised.
 
         """
+        global _LOCK
         if not self.has_lock():
             raise RuntimeError('Attempting to release an unaquired lock.')
         fcntl.lockf(self._fobj, fcntl.LOCK_UN)
         self._fobj.close()
         self._fobj = None
-        global _LOCK
         lock = _storefile(self._path, _LOCK)
         os.unlink(lock)
 
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ def __init__(self, path, name, initial_state, info=None,
         states -- maps each wc file to its current state
 
         """
+        global _PKG_DATA
         if ((info is not None and xml_data)
             or (info is None and xml_data is None)):
             raise ValueError('either specify info or xml_data')
         super(XMLTransactionState, self).__init__(path)
-        global _PKG_DATA
         trans_dir = _storefile(self._path, XMLTransactionState.DIR)
         data_dir = os.path.join(trans_dir, _PKG_DATA)
         self._location = data_dir
@@ -521,13 +521,13 @@ def missing_storepaths(path, *paths, **kwargs):
 
 
     """
+    global _PKG_DATA
     dirs = kwargs.get('dirs', False)
     data = kwargs.get('data', False)
     if not _has_storedir(path):
         return list(paths)
     storedir = _storedir(path)
     if data:
-        global _PKG_DATA
         storedir = _storefile(path, _PKG_DATA)
     missing = []
     for p in paths:
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ def wc_init(path, ext_storedir=None):
                     ext_storedir.
 
     """
+    global _PKG_DATA
     if (ext_storedir is not None and
         (not os.path.isdir(ext_storedir) or
          not os.access(ext_storedir, os.W_OK))):
@@ -785,7 +786,6 @@ def wc_init(path, ext_storedir=None):
     else:
         os.mkdir(storedir)
     wc_write_version(path)
-    global _PKG_DATA
     data_path = _storefile(path, _PKG_DATA)
     os.mkdir(data_path)
 
diff --git a/test/httptest.py b/test/httptest.py
index 5ef1561..23aa4cc 100644
--- a/test/httptest.py
+++ b/test/httptest.py
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ def fixture_file(self, *paths):
         return os.path.abspath(path)
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(MockUrllib2Request, self).setUp()
         global EXPECTED_REQUESTS
+        super(MockUrllib2Request, self).setUp()
         EXPECTED_REQUESTS = []
         self._orig_build_opener = urllib2.build_opener
         def build_opener(*handlers):