diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
index 6a99773..b1749ce 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/devtool/deploy.py
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
     parser_deploy.add_argument('-e', '--ssh-exec', help='Executable to use in place of ssh')
     parser_deploy.add_argument('-P', '--port', help='Specify port to use for connection to the target')
     parser_deploy.add_argument('-I', '--key',
-                               help='Specifiy ssh private key for connection to the target')
+                               help='Specify ssh private key for connection to the target')
 
     strip_opts = parser_deploy.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=False)
     strip_opts.add_argument('-S', '--strip',
@@ -355,6 +355,6 @@
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-e', '--ssh-exec', help='Executable to use in place of ssh')
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-P', '--port', help='Specify port to use for connection to the target')
     parser_undeploy.add_argument('-I', '--key',
-                               help='Specifiy ssh private key for connection to the target')
+                               help='Specify ssh private key for connection to the target')
 
     parser_undeploy.set_defaults(func=undeploy)
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
index 6cbf4de..8d78c5b 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/create.py
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@
                 logger.error('branch= parameter and -B/--srcbranch option cannot both be specified - use one or the other')
                 sys.exit(1)
             srcbranch = args.srcbranch
+            params['branch'] = srcbranch
         nobranch = params.get('nobranch')
         if nobranch and srcbranch:
             logger.error('nobranch= cannot be used if you specify a branch')
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/edit.py b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/edit.py
index 94bdf7b..d5b980a 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/edit.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/recipetool/edit.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     recipe_path = tinfoil.get_recipe_file(args.target)
     appends = tinfoil.get_file_appends(recipe_path)
 
-    return scriptutils.run_editor([recipe_path] + appends, logger)
+    return scriptutils.run_editor([recipe_path] + list(appends), logger)
 
 
 def register_commands(subparsers):
diff --git a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
index 1f65a7a..2f01999 100644
--- a/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
+++ b/poky/scripts/lib/wic/plugins/imager/direct.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
 
                 delta = offset - self.offset
                 if delta < 0:
-                    raise WicError("Could not place %s%s at offset %dK: next free sector is %d (delta: %d)" % (part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset, offset, delta))
+                    raise WicError("Could not place %s%s at offset %dK: next free sector is %d (delta: %d)" % (part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset, self.offset, delta))
 
                 logger.debug("Skipping %d sectors to place %s%s at offset %dK",
                              delta, part.disk, self.numpart, part.offset)