diff --git a/bob/measure/script/commands.py b/bob/measure/script/commands.py
index 427976f201c5d622a6dea9c9f6573a06b427b97c..3d6c322c323f21c0e94a9a68c378c59163dacc88 100644
--- a/bob/measure/script/commands.py
+++ b/bob/measure/script/commands.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from bob.extension.scripts.click_helper import (verbosity_option,
 @common_options.scores_argument(nargs=-1)
 @common_options.eval_option()
 @common_options.table_option()
-@common_options.output_plot_metric_option()
+@common_options.output_log_metric_option()
 @common_options.criterion_option()
 @common_options.thresholds_option()
 @common_options.far_option()
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ def hist(ctx, scores, evaluation, **kwargs):
 @common_options.sep_dev_eval_option()
 @common_options.table_option()
 @common_options.eval_option()
-@common_options.output_plot_metric_option()
+@common_options.output_log_metric_option()
 @common_options.output_plot_file_option(default_out='eval_plots.pdf')
 @common_options.points_curve_option()
 @common_options.n_bins_option()
diff --git a/bob/measure/script/common_options.py b/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
index 8f941d3f7ec771272bdf67cc5d115e193820c65d..a4c6e0143326efda221955459385afdcd20a9775 100644
--- a/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
+++ b/bob/measure/script/common_options.py
@@ -241,12 +241,10 @@ def output_plot_file_option(default_out='plots.pdf', **kwargs):
             callback=callback, **kwargs)(func)
     return custom_output_plot_file_option
 
-def output_plot_metric_option(**kwargs):
+def output_log_metric_option(**kwargs):
     '''Get options for output file for metrics'''
-    def custom_output_plot_file_option(func):
+    def custom_output_log_file_option(func):
         def callback(ctx, param, value):
-            ''' Save ouput file  and associated pdf in context list,
-            print the path of the file in the log'''
             if value is not None:
                 LOGGER.debug("Metrics will be output in %s", value)
             ctx.meta['log'] = value
@@ -256,7 +254,7 @@ def output_plot_metric_option(**kwargs):
             help='If provided, computed numbers are written to '
               'this file instead of the standard output.',
             callback=callback, **kwargs)(func)
-    return custom_output_plot_file_option
+    return custom_output_log_file_option
 
 def criterion_option(lcriteria=['eer', 'hter', 'far'], **kwargs):
     """Get option flag to tell which criteriom is used (default:eer)
diff --git a/bob/measure/script/figure.py b/bob/measure/script/figure.py
index 3533917d3d1a2fe361b9925db2b9d6ae6eea75cf..eb44e159b2f4896563c3ad2fc12519370d5c39b1 100644
--- a/bob/measure/script/figure.py
+++ b/bob/measure/script/figure.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class MeasureBase(object):
         Function that is used to load the input files
     """
     __metaclass__ = ABCMeta #for python 2.7 compatibility
-    def __init__(self, ctx, scores, eval, func_load):
+    def __init__(self, ctx, scores, evaluation, func_load):
         """
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class MeasureBase(object):
         if self._titles is not None and len(self._titles) != self.n_sytem:
             raise click.BadParameter("Number of titles must be equal to the "
                                      "number of systems")
-        self._eval = eval
+        self._eval = evaluation
 
     def run(self):
         """ Generate outputs (e.g. metrics, files, pdf plots).