diff --git a/python/dune/codegen/blockstructured/vectorization.py b/python/dune/codegen/blockstructured/vectorization.py
index 600ca11e29fc2306816fef8f7b5be3b07373d623..03ce2cf678f57d10c6d76a81aaf89fa3fe79af98 100644
--- a/python/dune/codegen/blockstructured/vectorization.py
+++ b/python/dune/codegen/blockstructured/vectorization.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ def add_vcl_temporaries(knl, vcl_size):
                     iname_to_tag=dict(**knl.iname_to_tag, **{init_iname: VectorizeTag()}))
 
 
-def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
+def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, inner_iname, outer_iname, vcl_size):
     nptype = dtype_floatingpoint()
 
-    accum_insns = lp.find_instructions(knl, And((Tagged('accum'), Iname(iname_inner))))
+    accum_insns = lp.find_instructions(knl, And((Tagged('accum'), Iname(inner_iname))))
     accum_ids = [insn.id for insn in accum_insns]
 
     new_insns = []
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@ def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
 
             var_left = prim.Subscript(prim.Variable(identifier_left),
                                       tuple(prim.Variable(i) for i in sorted(inames_micro - frozenset({iname_ix}))) +
-                                      (prim.Variable(iname_inner),))
-            var_right = prim.Subscript(prim.Variable(identifier_right), (prim.Variable(iname_inner),))
+                                      (prim.Variable(inner_iname),))
+            var_right = prim.Subscript(prim.Variable(identifier_right), (prim.Variable(inner_iname),))
 
             # init a
             id_init_a = idg('{}_init_' + identifier_left)
             new_insns.append(lp.Assignment(assignee=substitute(var_left, replace_head_inames),
                                            expression=0,
                                            id=id_init_a,
-                                           within_inames=(insn.within_inames - frozenset({iname_outer}) -
+                                           within_inames=(insn.within_inames - frozenset({outer_iname}) -
                                                           inames_micro) | inames_head,
                                            tags=frozenset({'head_vec{}'.format(vcl_size)})))
 
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
 
             # tail handling, uses tail alias
             id_accum_tail = idg('{}_accum_tail'.format(insn.id))
-            subst_map = {iname_inner: vcl_size - 1, iname_outer: get_form_option("number_of_blocks") // vcl_size - 1,
+            subst_map = {inner_iname: vcl_size - 1, outer_iname: get_form_option("number_of_blocks") // vcl_size - 1,
                          iname_ix: 1, insn.assignee_name: prim.Variable(insn.assignee_name + '_tail'),
                          **replace_tail_inames}
             assignee_tail = substitute(insn.assignee, subst_map)
-            expr_tail = prim.Sum((substitute(var_left, {iname_inner: 0, **replace_tail_inames}), assignee_tail))
+            expr_tail = prim.Sum((substitute(var_left, {inner_iname: 0, **replace_tail_inames}), assignee_tail))
 
             write_to_tail_ids = tuple(i.id for i in lp.find_instructions(knl,
                                                                          Writes(get_pymbolic_basename(assignee_tail))))
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
                                            id=id_accum_tail,
                                            depends_on=(frozenset({id_accum, id_permute, id_set_left, id_init_a}) |
                                                        frozenset(write_to_tail_ids)),
-                                           within_inames=(insn.within_inames - frozenset({iname_inner, iname_outer}) -
+                                           within_inames=(insn.within_inames - frozenset({inner_iname, outer_iname}) -
                                                           inames_micro) | inames_tail,
                                            tags=frozenset({'tail_vec{}'.format(vcl_size)})))
         else:
@@ -173,10 +173,10 @@ def add_vcl_accum_insns(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
                     temporary_variables=dict(**knl.temporary_variables, **new_vec_temporaries))
 
 
-def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
+def add_vcl_access(knl, inner_iname, vcl_size, level=0):
     accum_insns = set((insn.id for insn in lp.find_instructions(knl, And((Tagged('accum_vec{}'.format(vcl_size)),
-                                                                          Iname(iname_inner))))))
-    read_insns = set((insn.id for insn in lp.find_instructions(knl, And((Reads('*alias'), Iname(iname_inner))))))
+                                                                          Iname(inner_iname))))))
+    read_insns = set((insn.id for insn in lp.find_instructions(knl, And((Reads('*alias'), Iname(inner_iname))))))
     vectorized_insns = accum_insns | read_insns
 
     alias_suffix = 'alias'
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
         # compute index without vec iname
         strides = tuple(tag.stride for tag in knl.arg_dict[name_alias].dim_tags)
         flat_index = prim.Sum(tuple(prim.Product((i, s)) for i, s in zip(index, strides)
-                                    if not (isinstance(i, prim.Variable) and i.name == iname_inner)))
+                                    if not (isinstance(i, prim.Variable) and i.name == inner_iname)))
 
         # find write insns
         write_ids = frozenset(i.id for i in lp.find_instructions(knl, Or((Writes(name_vec), Writes(name_vec)))))
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
         # flat index without vec iname
         strides = tuple(tag.stride for tag in knl.arg_dict[name_alias].dim_tags)
         flat_index = prim.Sum(tuple(prim.Product((i, s)) for i, s in zip(index, strides)
-                                    if not (isinstance(i, prim.Variable) and i.name == iname_inner)))
+                                    if not (isinstance(i, prim.Variable) and i.name == inner_iname)))
 
         # find write insns
         write_ids = frozenset(i.id for i in lp.find_instructions(knl, Or((Writes(name_vec), Writes(name_vec)))))
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
     dim = world_dimension()
     dim_names = ["x", "y", "z"] + [str(i) for i in range(4, dim + 1)]
     # remove CInstructions since loopy extract expects to get only assignments
-    knl_with_subst_insns = knl.copy(instructions=[insn for insn in lp.find_instructions(knl, Iname(iname_inner))
+    knl_with_subst_insns = knl.copy(instructions=[insn for insn in lp.find_instructions(knl, Iname(inner_iname))
                                                   if not isinstance(insn, lp.CInstruction)])
     for alias in vector_alias:
         # Rename lhs which would match the substitution rule since loopy doesn't want substitutions as lhs
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
         knl_with_subst_insns = knl_with_subst_insns.copy(instructions=new_insns)
 
         # substitution rule for alias[ex_outer,ex_inner, ey, ix, iy] -> vec[ex_inner]
-        parameters = ','.join(['ex_o{}'.format(l) for l in range(levels + 1)]) + \
+        parameters = ','.join(['ex_o{}'.format(l) for l in range(level + 1)]) + \
                      ',v_i,' + \
                      ','.join(['e' + d for d in dim_names[1:dim]]) + \
                      ',ix,' + \
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def add_vcl_access(knl, iname_inner, vcl_size, levels=0):
                                          (prim.Variable('v_i'),))
         knl_with_subst_insns = knl_with_subst_insns.copy(substitutions=new_subst)
 
-    knl_with_subst_insns = lp.expand_subst(knl_with_subst_insns, Iname(iname_inner))
+    knl_with_subst_insns = lp.expand_subst(knl_with_subst_insns, Iname(inner_iname))
     knl = knl.copy(instructions=knl_with_subst_insns.instructions +
                                 [insn for insn in knl.instructions if insn.id not in knl_with_subst_insns.id_to_insn])
 
@@ -414,15 +414,15 @@ def add_vcl_iname_array(knl, iname, vec_iname, vcl_size):
     return knl
 
 
-def realize_tail(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
+def realize_tail(knl, inner_iname, outer_iname, tail_iname, vcl_size):
     tail_size = get_form_option('number_of_blocks') % vcl_size
-    new_dom = BasicSet("{{ [{0}] : 0<={0}<{1} }}".format(iname_inner + '_tail', tail_size))
+    new_dom = BasicSet("{{ [{0}] : 0<={0}<{1} }}".format(tail_iname, tail_size))
 
-    insns_to_duplicate = lp.find_instructions(knl, Iname(iname_inner))
+    insns_to_duplicate = lp.find_instructions(knl, Iname(inner_iname))
     ids_to_duplicate = tuple((insn.id for insn in insns_to_duplicate))
 
-    subst_map = dict([(iname_outer, get_form_option('number_of_blocks') // vcl_size),
-                      (iname_inner, prim.Variable(iname_inner + '_tail'))])
+    subst_map = dict([(outer_iname, get_form_option('number_of_blocks') // vcl_size),
+                      (inner_iname, prim.Variable(tail_iname))])
 
     temporaries_to_duplicate = dict()
     for insn in insns_to_duplicate:
@@ -439,8 +439,8 @@ def realize_tail(knl, iname_inner, iname_outer, vcl_size):
         new_insn = insn.with_transformed_expressions(lambda e: substitute(e, subst_map))
         new_depends_on = frozenset((insn_id + '_tail' if insn_id in ids_to_duplicate else insn_id
                                     for insn_id in insn.depends_on))
-        new_within_inames = frozenset((iname + '_tail' if iname == iname_inner else iname
-                                       for iname in insn.within_inames)) - frozenset({iname_outer})
+        new_within_inames = frozenset((iname + '_tail' if iname == inner_iname else iname
+                                       for iname in insn.within_inames)) - frozenset({outer_iname})
         new_insns.append(new_insn.copy(id=insn.id + '_tail', depends_on=new_depends_on,
                                    within_inames=new_within_inames))