diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_rotate.py b/processing/pre/geom_rotate.py
index 98faf1e6b..bda176f46 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_rotate.py
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_rotate.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import numpy as np
-import damask
 from io import StringIO
 from scipy import ndimage
 from optparse import OptionParser
+import damask
 
 scriptName = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]
 scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
diff --git a/processing/pre/geom_translate.py b/processing/pre/geom_translate.py
index aa05166f7..63fa1d421 100755
--- a/processing/pre/geom_translate.py
+++ b/processing/pre/geom_translate.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ for name in filenames:
     geom = damask.Geom.from_file(name)
   microstructure = geom.microstructure
   
-  for k, v in sub.items(): microstructure[geom.microstructure==k] = v                                  # substitute microstructure indices
+  for k, v in sub.items(): microstructure[geom.microstructure==k] = v                               # substitute microstructure indices
 
   microstructure += options.microstructure                                                          # shift microstructure indices