diff --git a/cmd/tiller/tiller.go b/cmd/tiller/tiller.go
index 92c2876f5..9dbbd31ae 100644
--- a/cmd/tiller/tiller.go
+++ b/cmd/tiller/tiller.go
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ var rootCommand = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func main() {
-	pf := rootCommand.PersistentFlags()
-	pf.StringVarP(&grpcAddr, "listen", "l", ":44134", "address:port to listen on")
-	pf.StringVar(&store, "storage", storageConfigMap, "storage driver to use. One of 'configmap' or 'memory'")
-	pf.BoolVar(&enableTracing, "trace", false, "enable rpc tracing")
+	p := rootCommand.PersistentFlags()
+	p.StringVarP(&grpcAddr, "listen", "l", ":44134", "address:port to listen on")
+	p.StringVar(&store, "storage", storageConfigMap, "storage driver to use. One of 'configmap' or 'memory'")
+	p.BoolVar(&enableTracing, "trace", false, "enable rpc tracing")
 	rootCommand.Execute()
 }