diff --git a/nova/notifier/api.py b/nova/notifier/api.py
index f5cf95d2a36f..6ef4a050e36d 100644
--- a/nova/notifier/api.py
+++ b/nova/notifier/api.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 
 flags.DEFINE_string('default_notification_level', 'INFO',
                     'Default notification level for outgoing notifications')
+flags.DEFINE_string('default_publisher_id', FLAGS.host,
+                    'Default publisher_id for outgoing notifications')
+
 
 WARN = 'WARN'
 INFO = 'INFO'
@@ -55,9 +58,9 @@ def notify_decorator(name, fn):
             body['args'].append(arg)
         for key in kwarg:
             body['kwarg'][key] = kwarg[key]
-        notify(FLAGS.host,
+        notify(FLAGS.default_publisher_id,
                             name,
-                            DEBUG,
+                            FLAGS.default_notification_level,
                             body)
         return fn(*args, **kwarg)
     return wrapped_func
diff --git a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/__init__.py b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/__init__.py
index 1cfdf8a7e3af..25cf9ccfe68c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/__init__.py
+++ b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
 # Copyright 2011 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
@@ -12,8 +14,7 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-"""Example Module for testing utils.monkey_patch()
-"""
+"""Example Module for testing utils.monkey_patch()."""
 
 
 CALLED_FUNCTION = []
@@ -21,12 +22,10 @@ CALLED_FUNCTION = []
 
 def example_decorator(name, function):
     """ decorator for notify which is used from utils.monkey_patch()
-        Parameters:
-
-        name - name of the function
-        function - object of the function
-
 
+        :param name: name of the function
+        :param function: - object of the function
+        :returns: function -- decorated function
     """
     def wrapped_func(*args, **kwarg):
         CALLED_FUNCTION.append(name)
diff --git a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_a.py b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_a.py
index 91bf048e4e42..21e79bcb0f79 100644
--- a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_a.py
+++ b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_a.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# Copyright 2011 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
@@ -15,9 +14,7 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-
-"""Example Module A for testing utils.monkey_patch()
-"""
+"""Example Module A for testing utils.monkey_patch()."""
 
 
 def example_function_a():
diff --git a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_b.py b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_b.py
index edd267c4fd55..9d8f6d339ef9 100644
--- a/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_b.py
+++ b/nova/tests/monkey_patch_example/example_b.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
 
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
+# Copyright 2011 OpenStack LLC.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
@@ -16,8 +15,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-"""Example Module B for testing utils.monkey_patch()
-"""
+"""Example Module B for testing utils.monkey_patch()."""
 
 
 def example_function_b():
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_notifier.py b/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
index ab5dfb692f55..7de3a4a99832 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_notifier.py
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ class NotifierTestCase(test.TestCase):
         def example_api(arg1, arg2):
             return arg1 + arg2
 
-        example_api =\
-            nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator(
+        example_api = nova.notifier.api.notify_decorator(
                             'example_api',
                              example_api)