diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/ltastubs.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/ltastubs.py
index fa406f2fd5c145bfbe749d68d15dacd5603cdb4a..c089950056072069bd1deaca12f1ea7ac266ad04 100644
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/ltastubs.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/ltastubs.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import lofar.lta.ingest.server.ltacp
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 #helper var to pass filename between different stubbed Popen calls
+global _local_globus_file_path
 _local_globus_file_path = None
 
 def stub():
diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/t_ltacp.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/t_ltacp.py
index ad227befd7e8183dde038569827470b0b29c1370..b3816441404ba0eab8dfcd2d3796ce660b1528e0 100755
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/t_ltacp.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/LTAIngestServer/LTAIngestTransferServer/test/t_ltacp.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger()
 
 class TestLtaCp(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-       ltastubs.stub()
+        ltastubs.stub()
 
     def tearDown(self):
         ltastubs.un_stub()