diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
index 429c216a69..a7b7463388 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/core/runner.py
@@ -61,40 +61,43 @@ class OETestResult(_TestResult):
         else:
             msg = "%s - FAIL - Required tests failed" % component
         skipped = len(self.skipped)
-        if skipped: 
+        if skipped:
             msg += " (skipped=%d)" % skipped
         self.tc.logger.info(msg)
 
-    def _getDetailsNotPassed(self, case, type, desc):
-        found = False
+    def _getTestResultDetails(self, case):
+        result_types = {'failures': 'FAILED', 'errors': 'ERROR', 'skipped': 'SKIPPED',
+                        'expectedFailures': 'EXPECTEDFAIL', 'successes': 'PASSED'}
 
-        for (scase, msg) in getattr(self, type):
-            if case.id() == scase.id():
-                found = True
-                break
-            scase_str = str(scase.id())
-
-            # When fails at module or class level the class name is passed as string
-            # so figure out to see if match
-            m = re.search("^setUpModule \((?P<module_name>.*)\)$", scase_str)
-            if m:
-                if case.__class__.__module__ == m.group('module_name'):
+        for rtype in result_types:
+            found = False
+            for (scase, msg) in getattr(self, rtype):
+                if case.id() == scase.id():
                     found = True
                     break
+                scase_str = str(scase.id())
 
-            m = re.search("^setUpClass \((?P<class_name>.*)\)$", scase_str)
-            if m:
-                class_name = "%s.%s" % (case.__class__.__module__,
-                        case.__class__.__name__)
+                # When fails at module or class level the class name is passed as string
+                # so figure out to see if match
+                m = re.search("^setUpModule \((?P<module_name>.*)\)$", scase_str)
+                if m:
+                    if case.__class__.__module__ == m.group('module_name'):
+                        found = True
+                        break
 
-                if class_name == m.group('class_name'):
-                    found = True
-                    break
+                m = re.search("^setUpClass \((?P<class_name>.*)\)$", scase_str)
+                if m:
+                    class_name = "%s.%s" % (case.__class__.__module__,
+                                            case.__class__.__name__)
 
-        if found:
-            return (found, msg)
+                    if class_name == m.group('class_name'):
+                        found = True
+                        break
 
-        return (found, None)
+            if found:
+                return result_types[rtype], msg
+
+        return 'UNKNOWN', None
 
     def addSuccess(self, test):
         #Added so we can keep track of successes too
@@ -106,17 +109,7 @@ class OETestResult(_TestResult):
         for case_name in self.tc._registry['cases']:
             case = self.tc._registry['cases'][case_name]
 
-            result_types = ['failures', 'errors', 'skipped', 'expectedFailures', 'successes']
-            result_desc = ['FAILED', 'ERROR', 'SKIPPED', 'EXPECTEDFAIL', 'PASSED']
-
-            fail = False
-            desc = None
-            for idx, name in enumerate(result_types):
-                (fail, msg) = self._getDetailsNotPassed(case, result_types[idx],
-                        result_desc[idx])
-                if fail:
-                    desc = result_desc[idx]
-                    break
+            (status, log) = self._getTestResultDetails(case)
 
             oeid = -1
             if hasattr(case, 'decorators'):
@@ -124,12 +117,7 @@ class OETestResult(_TestResult):
                     if hasattr(d, 'oeid'):
                         oeid = d.oeid
 
-            if fail:
-                self.tc.logger.info("RESULTS - %s - Testcase %s: %s" % (case.id(),
-                    oeid, desc))
-            else:
-                self.tc.logger.info("RESULTS - %s - Testcase %s: %s" % (case.id(),
-                    oeid, 'UNKNOWN'))
+            self.tc.logger.info("RESULTS - %s - Testcase %s: %s" % (case.id(), oeid, status))
 
 class OEListTestsResult(object):
     def wasSuccessful(self):