diff --git a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/argparser.py b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/argparser.py
index c56329f8b8..f318ab293c 100644
--- a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/argparser.py
+++ b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/argparser.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class MainArgumentParser(object):
 
         # create_parser.add_argument('-v', '--manifest-version', choices=['1'], default='1')
         create_parser.add_argument('-i', '--input-file', metavar='FILE', type=argparse.FileType('r'),
-            help='An input file describing the update. The file must be formated as JSON. The overal structure is described in README.')
+            help='An input file describing the update. The file must be formatted as JSON. The overal structure is described in README.')
         create_parser.add_argument('-o', '--output-file', metavar='FILE', type=argparse.FileType('wb'), required=True)
         create_parser.add_argument('-f', '--format', metavar='FMT', choices=['suit', 'suit-debug', 'json'], default='suit')
         create_parser.add_argument('-s', '--severable', action='store_true', help='Convert large elements to severable fields.')
diff --git a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/compile.py b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/compile.py
index e42fb34b36..92b3eefa12 100644
--- a/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/compile.py
+++ b/dist/tools/suit/suit-manifest-generator/suit_tool/compile.py
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ def compile_manifest(options, m):
                 'command-arg' : None
             }))
         else:
-            te = []
             for c in bootable_components:
                 pass
                 # TODO: conditions