diff --git a/minify_web_js.py b/minify_web_js.py
index c234d495a..61a29f07a 100755
--- a/minify_web_js.py
+++ b/minify_web_js.py
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 # See LICENSE for more details.
 #
 
+"""Minifies the Webui JS files.
+
+Usage: python minify_web_js.py deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all
+
+"""
+
 import fileinput
 import fnmatch
 import os
@@ -16,57 +22,53 @@ import sys
 
 from slimit import minify
 
-"""Minifies the Webui JS files
-
-Usage: python minify_web_js.py deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all
-"""
-
 if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-    print 'Specify a source js directory... e.g. deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all'
+    print 'Specify a source js directory, e.g. deluge/ui/web/js/deluge-all'
     sys.exit(1)
 
 SOURCE_DIR = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
 BUILD_NAME = os.path.basename(SOURCE_DIR)
 BUILD_DIR = os.path.dirname(SOURCE_DIR)
 SRC_FILE_LIST = []
+
 for root, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(SOURCE_DIR):
     dirnames.sort(reverse=True)
-    files = fnmatch.filter(filenames, "*.js")
-    files.sort()
+    filenames_js = fnmatch.filter(filenames, '*.js')
+    filenames_js.sort()
 
     order_file = os.path.join(root, '.order')
     if os.path.isfile(order_file):
-        with open(order_file, 'r') as f:
-            for line in f:
+        with open(order_file, 'r') as _file:
+            for line in _file:
                 line = line.strip()
                 if not line or line[0] == '#':
                     continue
-                pos, filename = line.split()
-                files.pop(files.index(filename))
-                if pos == '+':
-                    files.insert(0, filename)
+                order_pos, order_filename = line.split()
+                filenames_js.pop(filenames_js.index(order_filename))
+                if order_pos == '+':
+                    filenames_js.insert(0, order_filename)
 
-    if not dirnames:
-        for fnames_ordered in reversed(files):
-            SRC_FILE_LIST.insert(0, os.path.join(root, fnames_ordered))
+    # Ensure root directory files are bottom of list.
+    if dirnames:
+        for filename in filenames_js:
+            SRC_FILE_LIST.append(os.path.join(root, filename))
     else:
-        for fnames_ordered in files:
-            SRC_FILE_LIST.append(os.path.join(root, fnames_ordered))
+        for filename in reversed(filenames_js):
+            SRC_FILE_LIST.insert(0, os.path.join(root, filename))
 
 if not SRC_FILE_LIST:
     print 'No js files found'
     sys.exit(1)
 
-print 'Minifying %s' % BUILD_NAME
+print 'Minifying %s ...' % BUILD_NAME
 
-# generate the single file, unminified version
-file_dbg_js = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, BUILD_NAME + '-debug.js')
-with open(file_dbg_js, 'w') as _file:
+# Create the unminified debug file.
+file_debug_js = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, BUILD_NAME + '-debug.js')
+with open(file_debug_js, 'w') as _file:
     input_lines = fileinput.input(SRC_FILE_LIST)
     _file.writelines(input_lines)
 
-# generate the minified version
-fileout_js = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, BUILD_NAME + '.js')
-with open(fileout_js, 'w') as out_file:
-    with open(file_dbg_js, 'r') as in_file:
-        out_file.write(minify(in_file.read()))
+file_minified_js = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, BUILD_NAME + '.js')
+with open(file_minified_js, 'w') as file_out:
+    with open(file_debug_js, 'r') as file_in:
+        file_out.write(minify(file_in.read()))