diff -r 703bba757605 -r af637235ca81 pgtoolkit/toolbase.py
--- a/pgtoolkit/toolbase.py	Fri Jan 25 18:04:17 2013 +0100
+++ b/pgtoolkit/toolbase.py	Thu Jan 31 11:02:04 2013 +0100
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@
 
     def init_logging(self):
         # logging
+        format = ColoredFormatter(highlight(1,7,0)+'%(asctime)s %(levelname)-5s'+highlight(0)+' %(message)s', '%H:%M:%S')
         handler = logging.StreamHandler()
-        format = ColoredFormatter(highlight(1,7,0)+'%(asctime)s %(levelname)-5s'+highlight(0)+' %(message)s', '%H:%M:%S')
         handler.setFormatter(format)
         handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         self.log = logging.getLogger('main')
         self.log.addHandler(handler)
         self.log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-        logger_notices = logging.getLogger('pgmanager_notices')
-        logger_notices.addHandler(handler)
-        logger_notices.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        log_notices = logging.getLogger('pgmanager_notices')
+        log_notices.addHandler(handler)
+        log_notices.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
         if self.args.debug:
-            logger_sql = logging.getLogger('pgmanager_sql')
-            logger_sql.addHandler(handler)
-            logger_sql.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+            log_sql = logging.getLogger('pgmanager_sql')
+            log_sql.addHandler(handler)
+            log_sql.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     def prepare_conn_from_metadb(self, name, lookup_name):
         '''Create connection in pgmanager using meta DB.
@@ -80,12 +80,19 @@
                     dsn=dsn)
                 return True
 
-    def prepare_conns_from_cmdline_args(self, *pgm_names):
+    def prepare_conns(self, **kwargs):
+        """Create connections in PgManager.
+
+        Keyword arguments meaning:
+            key: connection name for use in PgManager
+            value: connection name in config or meta DB
+
+        """
         if self.config.meta_db:
             self.pgm.create_conn(name='meta', dsn=self.config.meta_db)
 
-        for name in pgm_names:
-            lookup_name = self.args.__dict__[name]
+        for name in kwargs:
+            lookup_name = kwargs[name]
             found = self.prepare_conn_from_config(name, lookup_name)
             if not found and self.config.meta_db:
                 found = self.prepare_conn_from_metadb(name, lookup_name)
@@ -103,7 +110,7 @@
 
     def init(self):
         ToolBase.init(self)
-        self.prepare_conns_from_cmdline_args('target')
+        self.prepare_conns(target=self.args.target)
 
 
 class SrcDstTool(ToolBase):
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@
         ToolBase.init(self)
         if self.is_reversed():
             self.args.src, self.args.dst = self.args.dst, self.args.src
-        self.prepare_conns_from_cmdline_args('src', 'dst')
+        self.prepare_conns(src=self.args.src, dst=self.args.dst)
 
     def is_reversed(self):
         return 'reverse' in self.args and self.args.reverse