diff --git a/bin/netdisco-do b/bin/netdisco-do
index 097ea511..a82e3ff6 100755
--- a/bin/netdisco-do
+++ b/bin/netdisco-do
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ foreach my $host (@hostlist) {
 
     my $actiontext = (
       ($job->device ? ('['.$job->device->ip.']') : '') .
-      ($job->action eq 'show' ? ('/'.$job->subaction) : '')
+      ($job->action eq 'show' ? ('/'. ($job->subaction || 'interfaces')) : '')
     );
 
     # do job
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Contact.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Contact.pm
index 0590fd6a..cc82e204 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Contact.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Contact.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
   return Status->done('Contact is able to run');
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Delete.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Delete.pm
index 49e32bdc..3aa2c980 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Delete.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Delete.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use App::Netdisco::Util::Device 'delete_device';
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
   return Status->done('Delete is able to run');
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/ExpireNodes.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/ExpireNodes.pm
index 02ae1025..d964aa62 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/ExpireNodes.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/ExpireNodes.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC 'schema';
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
   return Status->done('ExpireNodes is able to run');
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Location.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Location.pm
index 0e4acdcf..c7c7f45a 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Location.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Location.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
   return Status->done('Location is able to run');
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Renumber.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Renumber.pm
index 2c4a7a02..3dad0a8d 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Renumber.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Renumber.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use App::Netdisco::Util::Device qw/get_device renumber_device/;
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
 
   my $new_ip = NetAddr::IP->new($job->extra);
   unless ($new_ip and $new_ip->addr ne '0.0.0.0') {
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Show.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Show.pm
index d6e55347..3ad2d942 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Show.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin/Show.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use App::Netdisco::Transport::SNMP;
 
 register_worker({ stage => 'check' }, sub {
   return Status->error('Missing device (-d).')
-    unless defined (shift)->device;
+    unless defined shift->device;
   return Status->done('Show is able to run');
 });
 
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
index 5d757d37..6bfef35d 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Status.pm
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ sub _make_new {
   return $new;
 }
 
-sub error { (shift)->_make_new('error', @_) }
-sub done  { (shift)->_make_new('done', @_)  }
-sub defer { (shift)->_make_new('defer', @_) }
+sub error { shift->_make_new('error', @_) }
+sub done  { shift->_make_new('done', @_)  }
+sub defer { shift->_make_new('defer', @_) }
 
 =head2 noop