diff --git a/onionshare/common.py b/onionshare/common.py
index cff2224b..508acd36 100644
--- a/onionshare/common.py
+++ b/onionshare/common.py
@@ -136,11 +136,10 @@ def build_slug():
     Returns a random string made from two words from the wordlist, such as "deter-trig".
     """
     with open(get_resource_path('wordlist.txt')) as f:
-        wordlist = f.read().split('\n')
-        wordlist.remove('')
+        wordlist = f.read().split()
 
     r = SystemRandom()
-    return '-'.join(r.choice(wordlist) for x in range(2))
+    return '-'.join(r.choice(wordlist) for _ in range(2))
 
 
 def human_readable_filesize(b):