diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go
index 8364487..460223a 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go
@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@
 
 // Start is the operation responsible for starting a Compute server.
 func Start(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) gophercloud.ErrResult {
-	var res gophercloud.ErrResult
-	reqBody := map[string]interface{}{"os-start": nil}
-	_, res.Err = client.Post(actionURL(client, id), reqBody, nil, nil)
-	return res
+	var r gophercloud.ErrResult
+	_, r.Err = client.Post(actionURL(client, id), map[string]interface{}{"os-start": nil}, nil, nil)
+	return r
 }
 
 // Stop is the operation responsible for stopping a Compute server.
 func Stop(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) gophercloud.ErrResult {
-	var res gophercloud.ErrResult
-	reqBody := map[string]interface{}{"os-stop": nil}
-	_, res.Err = client.Post(actionURL(client, id), reqBody, nil, nil)
-	return res
+	var r gophercloud.ErrResult
+	_, r.Err = client.Post(actionURL(client, id), map[string]interface{}{"os-stop": nil}, nil, nil)
+	return r
 }