diff --git a/virt-install b/virt-install
index 5343f0c91..62961b9f3 100755
--- a/virt-install
+++ b/virt-install
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ def _show_nographics_warnings(options, guest):
         return
 
     for args in options.extra_args:
-        if console_type in (options.extra_args or ""):
+        if console_type in (args or ""):
             return
 
     logging.warn(_("Did not find '%(console_string)s' in --extra-args, "
diff --git a/virtinst/urlfetcher.py b/virtinst/urlfetcher.py
index 3b14aad4e..611c85798 100644
--- a/virtinst/urlfetcher.py
+++ b/virtinst/urlfetcher.py
@@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ class Distro(object):
     def _kernelFetchHelper(self, guest, kernelpath, initrdpath):
         # Simple helper for fetching kernel + initrd and performing
         # cleanup if necessary
+        ignore = guest
         kernel = self.fetcher.acquireFile(kernelpath)
         args = ''