diff --git a/python/pacemaker/_cts/tests/restarttest.py b/python/pacemaker/_cts/tests/restarttest.py
index 95bad88ce6..b2d8e8d6c9 100644
--- a/python/pacemaker/_cts/tests/restarttest.py
+++ b/python/pacemaker/_cts/tests/restarttest.py
@@ -1,50 +1,49 @@
 """ Stop and restart a node """
 
 __all__ = ["RestartTest"]
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2000-2023 the Pacemaker project contributors"
 __license__ = "GNU General Public License version 2 or later (GPLv2+) WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY"
 
 from pacemaker._cts.tests.ctstest import CTSTest
 from pacemaker._cts.tests.starttest import StartTest
 from pacemaker._cts.tests.stoptest import StopTest
 
 
 class RestartTest(CTSTest):
     """ A concrete test that stops and restarts a node """
 
     def __init__(self, cm):
         """ Create a new RestartTest instance
 
             Arguments:
 
             cm -- A ClusterManager instance
         """
 
         CTSTest.__init__(self, cm)
+        self.benchmark = True
         self.name = "Restart"
 
         self._start = StartTest(cm)
         self._stop = StopTest(cm)
-        self.benchmark = True
 
     def __call__(self, node):
         """ Perform this test """
 
         self.incr("calls")
-        self.incr("node:" + node)
+        self.incr("node:%s" % node)
 
-        ret1 = 1
         if self._cm.StataCM(node):
             self.incr("WasStopped")
             if not self._start(node):
-                return self.failure("start (setup) failure: "+node)
+                return self.failure("start (setup) failure: %s" % node)
 
         self.set_timer()
 
         if not self._stop(node):
-            return self.failure("stop failure: "+node)
+            return self.failure("stop failure: %s" % node)
 
         if not self._start(node):
-            return self.failure("start failure: "+node)
+            return self.failure("start failure: %s" % node)
 
         return self.success()