diff --git a/library/packaging/rhnreg_ks b/library/packaging/rhnreg_ks
index 3d40b7d77a..8ca8de8bcc 100644
--- a/library/packaging/rhnreg_ks
+++ b/library/packaging/rhnreg_ks
@@ -309,15 +309,15 @@ class Rhn(RegistrationBase):
 
 def main():
 
-    # Load RHSM configuration from file
-    reg = Rhn()
+    # Read system RHN configuration
+    rhn = Rhn()
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
                 argument_spec = dict(
                     state = dict(default='present', choices=['present', 'absent']),
                     username = dict(default=None, required=False),
                     password = dict(default=None, required=False),
-                    server_url = dict(default=reg.config.get_option('serverURL'), required=False),
+                    server_url = dict(default=rhn.config.get_option('serverURL'), required=False),
                     activationkey = dict(default=None, required=False),
                     enable_eus = dict(default=False, type='bool'),
                     channels = dict(default=[], type='list'),
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ def main():
             )
 
     state = module.params['state']
-    reg.username = module.params['username']
-    reg.password = module.params['password']
-    reg.configure(module.params['server_url'])
+    rhn.username = module.params['username']
+    rhn.password = module.params['password']
+    rhn.configure(module.params['server_url'])
     activationkey = module.params['activationkey']
     channels = module.params['channels']
 
@@ -335,35 +335,35 @@ def main():
     if state == 'present':
 
         # Check for missing parameters ...
-        if not (activationkey or reg.username or reg.password):
-            module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, must supply an activationkey (%s) or username (%s) and password (%s)" % (activationkey, reg.username, reg.password))
-        if not activationkey and not (reg.username and reg.password):
+        if not (activationkey or rhn.username or rhn.password):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, must supply an activationkey (%s) or username (%s) and password (%s)" % (activationkey, rhn.username, rhn.password))
+        if not activationkey and not (rhn.username and rhn.password):
             module.fail_json(msg="Missing arguments, If registering without an activationkey, must supply username or password")
 
         # Register system
-        if reg.is_registered:
+        if rhn.is_registered:
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already registered.")
         else:
             try:
-                reg.enable()
-                reg.register(module.params['enable_eus'] == True, activationkey)
-                reg.subscribe(channels)
+                rhn.enable()
+                rhn.register(module.params['enable_eus'] == True, activationkey)
+                rhn.subscribe(channels)
             except CommandException, e:
-                module.fail_json(msg="Failed to register with '%s': %s" % (reg.hostname, e))
+                module.fail_json(msg="Failed to register with '%s': %s" % (rhn.hostname, e))
             else:
-                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully registered to '%s'." % reg.hostname)
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully registered to '%s'." % rhn.hostname)
 
     # Ensure system is *not* registered
     if state == 'absent':
-        if not reg.is_registered:
+        if not rhn.is_registered:
             module.exit_json(changed=False, msg="System already unregistered.")
         else:
             try:
-                reg.unregister()
+                rhn.unregister()
             except CommandException, e:
                 module.fail_json(msg="Failed to unregister: %s" % e)
             else:
-                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully unregistered from %s." % reg.hostname)
+                module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="System successfully unregistered from %s." % rhn.hostname)
 
 
 # include magic from lib/ansible/module_common.py
diff --git a/library/packaging/subscription_manager b/library/packaging/subscription_manager
index 8a991a6f95..f0dbe025c6 100644
--- a/library/packaging/subscription_manager
+++ b/library/packaging/subscription_manager
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Rhsm(RegistrationBase):
         RegistrationBase.__init__(self, username, password)
         self.config = self._read_config()
 
-    def _read_config(rhsm_conf='/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf'):
+    def _read_config(self, rhsm_conf='/etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf'):
         '''
             Load RHSM configuration from /etc/rhsm/rhsm.conf.
             Returns:
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ class Rhsm(RegistrationBase):
 
         # Read RHSM defaults ...
         cp = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-        if os.path.isfile(rhsm_conf):
-            cp.read(rhsm_conf)
+        cp.read(rhsm_conf)
 
         # Add support for specifying a default value w/o having to standup some configuration
         # Yeah, I know this should be subclassed ... but, oh well