diff --git a/docxtpl/__init__.py b/docxtpl/__init__.py
index b4a1b8d..b2cee80 100644
--- a/docxtpl/__init__.py
+++ b/docxtpl/__init__.py
@@ -248,17 +248,16 @@ class DocxTemplate(object):
         def resolve_run(paragraph_properties, m):
             run_properties = re.search(r'<w:rPr>.*</w:rPr>', m[0])
             run_properties = run_properties[0] if run_properties else ''
-
-            p_resolve_text = lambda x: resolve_text(run_properties, paragraph_properties, x)
-            return re.sub(r'<w:t(?:[^>]*)?>.*?</w:t>', p_resolve_text, m[0], flags=re.DOTALL)
+            return re.sub(r'<w:t(?:[^>]*)?>.*?</w:t>',
+                          lambda x: resolve_text(run_properties, paragraph_properties, x), m[0],
+                          flags=re.DOTALL)
 
         def resolve_paragraph(m):
             paragraph_properties = re.search(r'<w:pPr>.*</w:pPr>', m[0])
             paragraph_properties = paragraph_properties[0] if paragraph_properties else ''
-
-            p_resolve_run = lambda x: resolve_run(paragraph_properties, x)
-
-            return re.sub(r'<w:r(?:[^>]*)?>.*?</w:r>', p_resolve_run, m[0], flags=re.DOTALL)
+            return re.sub(r'<w:r(?:[^>]*)?>.*?</w:r>',
+                          lambda x: resolve_run(paragraph_properties, x),
+                          m[0], flags=re.DOTALL)
 
         xml = re.sub(r'<w:p(?:[^>]*)?>.*?</w:p>', resolve_paragraph, xml, flags=re.DOTALL)
 
diff --git a/tests/escape.py b/tests/escape.py
index 1559a11..c4281a5 100644
--- a/tests/escape.py
+++ b/tests/escape.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Now, does not require Listing() Object
 Here is a \t tab\a
 Here is a new paragraph\a
 Here is a page break : \f
-That's it    
+That's it
 """,
 }