diff --git a/git_lint/git_lint.py b/git_lint/git_lint.py
index 24d0e8f..28532d7 100644
--- a/git_lint/git_lint.py
+++ b/git_lint/git_lint.py
@@ -24,39 +24,6 @@ _ = gettext.gettext
 #                     |___/
 
 
-def find_config_file(options, base):
-    """ Returns the configuration file from a prioritized list of locations.
-
-    Locations are prioritized as:
-        1. From the command line. Fail if specified but not found
-        2. The repository's root directory, as the file .git-lint
-        3. The repository's root directory, as the file .git-lint/config
-        4. The user's home directory, as file .git-lint
-        5. The user's home directory, as the file .git-lint/config
-
-    If no configuration file is found, this is an error.
-    """
-
-    if 'config' in options:
-        config = options['config']
-        configpath = os.path.abspath(config)
-        if not os.path.isfile(configpath):
-            sys.exit(_('Configuration file not found: {}\n').format(config))
-        return configpath
-
-    home = os.environ.get('HOME', None)
-    possibles = [os.path.join(base, '.git-lint'),
-                 os.path.join(base, '.git-lint/config')] + ((home and [
-                     os.path.join(home, '.git-lint'),
-                     os.path.join(home, '.git-lint/config')]) or [])
-
-    matches = [p for p in possibles if os.path.isfile(p)]
-    if len(matches) == 0:
-        sys.exit(_('No configuration file found, tried: {}').format(':'.join(possibles)))
-
-    return matches[0]
-
-
 # (commandLineDictionary, repositoryLocation) -> (configurationDictionary | exit)
 def load_config(options, base):
     """Loads the git-lint configuration file.
@@ -70,6 +37,38 @@ def load_config(options, base):
     files for specific linters.
     """
 
+    def find_config_file(options, base):
+        """ Returns the configuration file from a prioritized list of locations.
+    
+        Locations are prioritized as:
+            1. From the command line. Fail if specified but not found
+            2. The repository's root directory, as the file .git-lint
+            3. The repository's root directory, as the file .git-lint/config
+            4. The user's home directory, as file .git-lint
+            5. The user's home directory, as the file .git-lint/config
+    
+        If no configuration file is found, this is an error.
+        """
+    
+        if 'config' in options:
+            config = options['config']
+            configpath = os.path.abspath(config)
+            if not os.path.isfile(configpath):
+                sys.exit(_('Configuration file not found: {}\n').format(config))
+            return configpath
+    
+        home = os.environ.get('HOME', None)
+        possibles = [os.path.join(base, '.git-lint'),
+                     os.path.join(base, '.git-lint/config')] + ((home and [
+                         os.path.join(home, '.git-lint'),
+                         os.path.join(home, '.git-lint/config')]) or [])
+    
+        matches = [p for p in possibles if os.path.isfile(p)]
+        if len(matches) == 0:
+            sys.exit(_('No configuration file found, tried: {}').format(':'.join(possibles)))
+    
+        return matches[0]
+    
     Linter = namedtuple('Linter', ['name', 'linter'])
     path = find_config_file(options, base)
     configloader = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
@@ -193,12 +192,12 @@ def executable_exists(script, label):
     return (len(possibles) and possibles.pop(0)) or False
 
 
-def get_working_linter_names(config):
-    return [i.name for i in config
-            if executable_exists(i.linter['command'], i.name)]
-
-
 def get_linter_status(config):
+
+    def get_working_linter_names(config):
+        return [i.name for i in config
+                if executable_exists(i.linter['command'], i.name)]
+    
     working_linter_names = get_working_linter_names(config)
     broken_linter_names = (set([i.name for i in config]) - set(working_linter_names))
     return working_linter_names, broken_linter_names
diff --git a/git_lint/reporters.py b/git_lint/reporters.py
index ce053ac..d8a2720 100644
--- a/git_lint/reporters.py
+++ b/git_lint/reporters.py
@@ -5,26 +5,25 @@ import gettext
 _ = gettext.gettext
 
 
-def base_file_cleaner(files):
-    return [file.replace(git_base + '/', '', 1) for file in files]
-
-
-# ICK.  Mutation, references, and hidden assignment.
-def group_by(iterable, field_id):
-    results = []
-    keys = {}
-    for obj in iterable:
-        key = obj[field_id]
-        if key in keys:
-            keys[key].append(obj)
-            continue
-        keys[key] = [obj]
-        results.append((key, keys[key]))
-    return results
-
-
 def print_report(results, unlintable_filenames, cant_lint_filenames,
                  broken_linter_names, unfindable_filenames, options={'bylinter': True}):
+
+    def base_file_cleaner(files):
+        return [file.replace(git_base + '/', '', 1) for file in files]
+
+    # ICK.  Mutation, references, and hidden assignment.
+    def group_by(iterable, field_id):
+        results = []
+        keys = {}
+        for obj in iterable:
+            key = obj[field_id]
+            if key in keys:
+                keys[key].append(obj)
+                continue
+            keys[key] = [obj]
+            results.append((key, keys[key]))
+        return results
+
     sort_position = 1
     grouping = _('Linter: {}')
     if 'byfile' in options: