diff --git a/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/memUtil.py b/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/memUtil.py
index 5ef8b377..eed3fe2b 100755
--- a/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/memUtil.py
+++ b/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/memUtil.py
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class MemSpec(object):
         proper format when searching for elements.
     """
     def getValue(self, id):
-        return self.xmlMemSpec.findall(".//parameter[@id='{0}']".format(id))[0].attrib['value']
+        match = ".//parameter[@id='{0}']".format(id)
+        val = self.xmlMemSpec.findall(match)[0].attrib['value']
+        return val
 
     def getIntValue(self, id):
         return int(self.getValue(id))
@@ -54,12 +56,14 @@ def getNumberOfBanks(dbconnection):
     result = cursor.fetchone()
     return result[0]
 
+
 def getWindowSize(connection):
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     cursor.execute(" SELECT WindowSize FROM GeneralInfo ")
     windowSize = float(cursor.fetchone()[0])
     return windowSize
 
+
 def maximum_data_rate(connection):
     memspec = MemSpec(connection)
     memoryType = memspec.getValue("memoryType")
diff --git a/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/plots.py b/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/plots.py
index be019285..57087064 100755
--- a/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/plots.py
+++ b/DRAMSys/analyzer/scripts/plots.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def memory_utilisation_window_thread(connection, tracePath, steps, thread_ID):
 
     bandwidthPercentage, bandwidth, maximumPercentage = calculate_bandwidth_util(connection, windowSize, steps, queryFull, queryEnd, queryBegin, queryPart)
 
-    outputFileNameBWMatlab, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent_', 'thread_' + str(thread_ID) + '_', 'txt')
+    outputFileNameBWMatlab, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent', 'thread_' + str(thread_ID) + '_', 'txt')
     return bandwidthPercentage, bandwidth, outputFileNameBWMatlab
 
 def plot(function):
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def memory_utilisation_window(connection, tracePath, steps):
 
     bandwidthPercentage, bandwidth, maximumPercentage = calculate_bandwidth_util(connection, windowSize, steps, queryFull, queryEnd, queryBegin, queryPart)
 
-    outputFileNameGBPS, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_gbps_', '', 'pdf')
-    outputFileNamePercent, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent_', '', 'pdf')
-    outputFileNameBWMatlab, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent_', '', 'txt')
+    outputFileNameGBPS, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_gbps', '', 'pdf')
+    outputFileNamePercent, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent', '', 'pdf')
+    outputFileNameBWMatlab, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'memory_utilization_percent', '', 'txt')
     outputFiles = "{0}\n\t{1}\n\t{2}\n\t".format(outputFileNameGBPS,outputFileNamePercent,outputFileNameBWMatlab)
 
     import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def latency_histogram(connection, tracePath, steps):
         plt.hist(dataArray, bins=numberOfBins, histtype='barstacked', facecolor='green')
         plt.grid(True)
         plt.xlabel("Access Time [ns]")
-        plt.ylabel("Number (Frequency)")
+        plt.ylabel("Number of Accesses (Frequency)")
         plt.title("Latency Histogram " + str(basename))
         pdf = PdfPages(outputFileName)
         pdf.savefig()
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ def latency_histogram(connection, tracePath, steps):
 
     def create_latency_hist(connection, tracePath, target_measurement, query):
         # form output file name
-        # outputFileName = 'hist_' + basename + '.pdf'
-        outputFileName, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, 'hist', target_measurement, 'pdf')
+        ofbname = 'access_latency_hist'
+        outputFileName, basename = createOutputFilename(tracePath, ofbname, target_measurement, 'pdf')
         # return log string
         outputFile = "{0}\n\t".format(outputFileName)
         # access database
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ def latency_histogram(connection, tracePath, steps):
                                 AND p2.PhaseName = "RESP"
                                 AND t.TThread = {0} """
         for thread in threads:
-            outputFile += create_latency_hist(connection, tracePath, 'thread_' + str(thread) + '_', queryThread.format(thread))
+            thrname = 'thread_' + str(thread) + '_'
+            outputFile += create_latency_hist(connection, tracePath, thrname, queryThread.format(thread))
 
     return outputFile