diff --git a/devices.py b/devices.py
index c191101..0c35523 100644
--- a/devices.py
+++ b/devices.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
             if busy or fm.state == prev_shown:
                 continue
             self._back_to_normal = 0  # indicates that we had a change
-            self.show_state(True, to_consider)
+            self.show(True, to_consider)
             prev_shown = fm.state
 
     def to_consider(self, cfgs=None):
@@ -337,9 +337,6 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
             self._restarting = False
         return all_cfg
 
-    def show(self):
-        return self(update=False)
-
     def __call__(self, *args, main=None, stick=None, addons=None, force=False, update=True):
         """(re)start frappy server(s) with given configs and load setup if needed
 
@@ -391,7 +388,7 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
             if update and need_change:
                 self.update()
             else:
-                self.show_state(False, to_consider)
+                self.show(False, to_consider)
             return
         if confirmed and main not in (None, 'restart') and confirmed.lower() != main.lower() and not force:
             session.log.warning('%r is plugged to the cryostat control rack', confirmed)
@@ -400,7 +397,7 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
             raise TypeError('refuse to override plugged device')
         session.log.info(all_info(self.start_services(main, stick, addons)))
 
-    def show_state(self, changes_only=False, consider_result=None):
+    def show(self, changes_only=False, consider_result=None):
         need_changes, changes, fm = consider_result or self.to_consider()
         if need_changes:
             session.log.warning('sample environment configuration should be changed:')
@@ -570,8 +567,8 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
                     continue
                 # determine aliases
                 for aliasname in aliasnames:
-                     if aliasname not in needed_aliases:
-                         needed_aliases[aliasname] = devname
+                    if aliasname not in needed_aliases:
+                        needed_aliases[aliasname] = devname
                 # determine envlist
                 if aliasnames:
                     # only the first item of aliasnames is added to the envlist
@@ -588,12 +585,12 @@ class FrappyConfig(Device):
 
         # determine aliases to be changed
         for aliasname, dev in previous_aliases.items():
-             target = needed_aliases.get(aliasname)
-             if target:
-                 if dev.alias == target:
-                     needed_aliases.pop(aliasname)
-             else:
-                 needed_aliases[aliasname] = None
+            target = needed_aliases.get(aliasname)
+            if target:
+                if dev.alias == target:
+                    needed_aliases.pop(aliasname)
+            else:
+                needed_aliases[aliasname] = None
 
         # build new env list. keep order as before
         addedenv = [v for v in newenv.values()]