diff --git a/almdrlib/__init__.py b/almdrlib/__init__.py
index c6d4742..148d7e6 100644
--- a/almdrlib/__init__.py
+++ b/almdrlib/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '1.0.26'
+__version__ = '1.0.27'
 __author__ = 'Alert Logic, Inc.'
 
 import logging
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def client(service_name, version=None, session=None, *args, **kwargs):
         session = _get_default_session()
     return session.client(service_name, version, *args, **kwargs)
 
+
 def configure(
         profile=almdrlib.constants.DEFAULT_PROFILE,
         access_key_id=None, secret_key=None,
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ def configure(
             global_endpoint=global_endpoint, residency=residency)
 
 
-
 # Logging to dev/null
 # http://docs.python.org/3.3/howto/logging.html#configuring-logging-for-a-library
 class NullHandler(logging.Handler):
diff --git a/almdrlib/client.py b/almdrlib/client.py
index 11e27d2..f8d4a28 100644
--- a/almdrlib/client.py
+++ b/almdrlib/client.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def serialize(self, kwargs, headers=None):
         if self._explode:
             kwargs['data'] = json.dumps(result.pop(self.name))
         else:
-            kwargs['data'] = json.dumps({self.name: result})
+            kwargs['data'] = json.dumps(result)
 
     @property
     def schema(self):
diff --git a/almdrlib/config.py b/almdrlib/config.py
index ab1f0c9..ddaf761 100644
--- a/almdrlib/config.py
+++ b/almdrlib/config.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import configparser
 import logging
 import almdrlib.constants
+from almdrlib.exceptions import AlmdrlibValueError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -154,10 +155,10 @@ def configure(
 
         try:
             parser.add_section(profile)
-        except configparser.DuplicateSectionError as e:
+        except configparser.DuplicateSectionError:
             # section alread exists.
             pass
-        except configparser.ValueError as e:
+        except configparser.ValueError:
             # almdrlib.constants.DEFAULT_PROFILE was passed as the section name
             pass
 
diff --git a/almdrlib/constants.py b/almdrlib/constants.py
index 5c0796a..ec57199 100644
--- a/almdrlib/constants.py
+++ b/almdrlib/constants.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import os.path
 
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR =  os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".alertlogic")
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), ".alertlogic")
 DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = os.path.join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, "config")
 DEFAULT_CREDENTIALS_FILE = os.path.join(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR, "credentials")
 DEFAULT_PROFILE = "default"
diff --git a/almdrlib/docs/service.py b/almdrlib/docs/service.py
index 4902c8c..fe1307f 100644
--- a/almdrlib/docs/service.py
+++ b/almdrlib/docs/service.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import itertools
 try:
     from m2r import convert
-except Exception as e:
+except Exception:
     def convert(text):
         return text