diff --git a/salt/modules/grub_legacy.py b/salt/modules/grub_legacy.py
index 5433fd54c6..c48d87d0f3 100644
--- a/salt/modules/grub_legacy.py
+++ b/salt/modules/grub_legacy.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def conf():
     '''
     stanza = ''
     stanzas = []
-    instanza = 0
+    in_stanza = False
     ret = {}
     pos = 0
     try:
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def conf():
                 if line.startswith('#'):
                     continue
                 if line.startswith('\n'):
-                    instanza = 0
+                    in_stanza = False
                     if 'title' in stanza:
                         stanza += 'order {0}'.format(pos)
                         pos += 1
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ def conf():
                     stanza = ''
                     continue
                 if line.startswith('title'):
-                    instanza = 1
-                if instanza == 1:
+                    in_stanza = True
+                if in_stanza:
                     stanza += line
-                if instanza == 0:
+                if not in_stanza:
                     key, value = _parse_line(line)
                     ret[key] = value
-            if instanza == 1:
+            if in_stanza:
                 if not line.endswith('\n'):
                     line += '\n'
                 stanza += line