diff --git a/bin/swift-dispersion-populate b/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
index e1bde51c7b..c5c2cd6976 100755
--- a/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
+++ b/bin/swift-dispersion-populate
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     container = 'dispersion_objects'
     put_container(connpool, container, None)
-    object_ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='object'))
+    object_ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='object')
     parts_left = dict((x, x) for x in xrange(object_ring.partition_count))
     item_type = 'objects'
     created = 0
diff --git a/bin/swift-dispersion-report b/bin/swift-dispersion-report
index 871909ccda..a6d4943d84 100755
--- a/bin/swift-dispersion-report
+++ b/bin/swift-dispersion-report
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Usage: %prog [options] [conf_file]
                                 preauthurl=url, preauthtoken=token)
 
     container_ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='container')
-    object_ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='object'))
+    object_ring = Ring(swift_dir, ring_name='object')
 
     container_result = container_dispersion_report(coropool, connpool,
                                                    account, container_ring,