diff --git a/designate/__init__.py b/designate/__init__.py
index d68a08c72..45dfced4b 100644
--- a/designate/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import os
 
 # Eventlet's GreenDNS Patching will prevent the resolution of names in
 # the /etc/hosts file, causing problems for installs.
-os.environ['EVENTLET_NO_GREENDNS'] = 'yes'
+os.environ['EVENTLET_NO_GREENDNS'] = 'yes'  # noqa
 
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
diff --git a/designate/api/middleware.py b/designate/api/middleware.py
index a67c452a9..5860594be 100644
--- a/designate/api/middleware.py
+++ b/designate/api/middleware.py
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ class MaintenanceMiddleware(base.Middleware):
             return None
 
         # If the caller has the bypass role, let them through
-        if ('context' in request.environ
-                and self.role in request.environ['context'].roles):
+        if ('context' in request.environ and
+                self.role in request.environ['context'].roles):
             LOG.warning('Request authorized to bypass maintenance mode')
             return None
 
diff --git a/designate/central/service.py b/designate/central/service.py
index 892805d3f..169f7fbe5 100644
--- a/designate/central/service.py
+++ b/designate/central/service.py
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ class Service(service.RPCService, service.Service):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRecordSetName('Name too long')
 
         # RecordSets must be contained in the parent zone
-        if (recordset_name != zone['name']
-                and not recordset_name.endswith("." + zone['name'])):
+        if (recordset_name != zone['name'] and
+                not recordset_name.endswith("." + zone['name'])):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRecordSetLocation(
                 'RecordSet is not contained within it\'s parent zone')
 
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ class Service(service.RPCService, service.Service):
 
         recordsets = self.storage.find_recordsets(context, criterion)
 
-        if ((len(recordsets) == 1 and recordsets[0].id != recordset_id)
-                or len(recordsets) > 1):
+        if ((len(recordsets) == 1 and recordsets[0].id != recordset_id) or
+                len(recordsets) > 1):
             raise exceptions.InvalidRecordSetLocation(
                 'CNAME recordsets may not share a name with any other records')
 
diff --git a/designate/conf/__init__.py b/designate/conf/__init__.py
index 063889e10..5c402980b 100644
--- a/designate/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/designate/conf/__init__.py
@@ -11,15 +11,9 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-
 from designate.conf import base  # noqa
-
-base.register_opts(CONF)  # noqa
-
 from designate.conf import akamai
 from designate.conf import agent
 from designate.conf import api
@@ -45,6 +39,9 @@ from designate.conf import sink
 from designate.conf import storage
 from designate.conf import worker
 
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+base.register_opts(CONF)
 akamai.register_opts(CONF)
 agent.register_opts(CONF)
 api.register_opts(CONF)
diff --git a/designate/hacking/checks.py b/designate/hacking/checks.py
index e092a0d4d..e2bf40edb 100644
--- a/designate/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/designate/hacking/checks.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 # under the License.
 import re
 
-import pep8
-
+import pycodestyle
 
 # D701: Default parameter value is a mutable type
 # D702: Log messages require translation
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ import pep8
 # D708: Do not use xrange. Use range, or six.moves.range for large loops.
 # D709: LOG.audit is deprecated, please use LOG.info!
 
-
 UNDERSCORE_IMPORT_FILES = []
 
 
@@ -47,7 +45,7 @@ graduated_oslo_libraries_import_re = re.compile(
 
 
 def mutable_default_arguments(logical_line, physical_line, filename):
-    if pep8.noqa(physical_line):
+    if pycodestyle.noqa(physical_line):
         return
 
     if mutable_default_argument_check.match(logical_line):
diff --git a/designate/mdns/notify.py b/designate/mdns/notify.py
index 4aa017d1e..a8f54b05c 100644
--- a/designate/mdns/notify.py
+++ b/designate/mdns/notify.py
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ class NotifyEndpoint(base.BaseEndpoint):
             response, retry_cnt = self._make_and_send_dns_message(
                 zone, host, port, timeout, retry_interval, retries_left)
 
-            if response and (response.rcode() in (
-                    dns.rcode.NXDOMAIN, dns.rcode.REFUSED, dns.rcode.SERVFAIL)
-                    or not bool(response.answer)):
+            if response and (response.rcode() in (dns.rcode.NXDOMAIN,
+                                                  dns.rcode.REFUSED,
+                                                  dns.rcode.SERVFAIL) or
+                             not bool(response.answer)):
                 status = 'NO_ZONE'
                 if zone.serial == 0 and zone.action in ('DELETE', 'NONE'):
                     actual_serial = 0
diff --git a/designate/objects/base.py b/designate/objects/base.py
index 10f29ed17..de7fa822c 100644
--- a/designate/objects/base.py
+++ b/designate/objects/base.py
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ class DesignateObject(base.VersionedObject):
 
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         """Enforces all object attributes are private or well defined"""
-        if not (name[0:5] == '_obj_'
-                or name[0:7] == '_change'
-                or name == '_context'
-                or name in list(six.iterkeys(self.fields))
-                or name == 'FIELDS'
-                or name == 'VERSION'
-                or name == 'fields'):
+        if not (name[0:5] == '_obj_' or
+                name[0:7] == '_change' or
+                name == '_context' or
+                name in list(six.iterkeys(self.fields)) or
+                name == 'FIELDS' or
+                name == 'VERSION' or
+                name == 'fields'):
             raise AttributeError(
                 "Designate object '%(type)s' has no"
                 "attribute '%(name)s'" % {
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ class DesignateRegistry(base.VersionedObjectRegistry):
                 self._changed_fields.add(name)
                 # TODO(daidv): _obj_original_values shoud be removed
                 # after OVO migration completed.
-                if (self.obj_attr_is_set(name) and value != getattr(self, name)
-                    and name not in list(six.iterkeys(
-                        self._obj_original_values))):
+                if (self.obj_attr_is_set(name) and
+                        value != getattr(self, name) and
+                        name not in list(six.iterkeys(self._obj_original_values))):  # noqa
                     self._obj_original_values[name] = getattr(self, name)
                 try:
                     return setattr(self, attrname, field_value)
diff --git a/designate/objects/fields.py b/designate/objects/fields.py
index 6fa9a6913..19a52c0d0 100644
--- a/designate/objects/fields.py
+++ b/designate/objects/fields.py
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ class IntegerFields(IntegerField):
 class StringFields(ovoo_fields.StringField):
     RE_HOSTNAME = r'^(?!.{255,})(?:(?:^\*|(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63})(?<!\-)\.)+\Z'  # noqa
     RE_ZONENAME = r'^(?!.{255,})(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-)\.)+\Z'
-    RE_SRV_HOST_NAME = r'^(?:(?!\-)(?:\_[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}\.){2})(?!.{255,})'\
-                       r'(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-)\.)+\Z'
+    RE_SRV_HOST_NAME = r'^(?:(?!\-)(?:\_[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}\.){2})(?!.{255,})(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-)\.)+\Z'  # noqa
     RE_SSHFP_FINGERPRINT = r'^([0-9A-Fa-f]{10,40}|[0-9A-Fa-f]{64})\Z'
-    RE_TLDNAME = r'^(?!.{255,})(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-))' \
-                 r'(?:\.(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-)))*\Z'
+    RE_TLDNAME = r'^(?!.{255,})(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-))(?:\.(?:(?!\-)[A-Za-z0-9_\-]{1,63}(?<!\-)))*\Z'  # noqa
     RE_NAPTR_FLAGS = r'^(?!.*(.).*\1)[APSU]+$'
     RE_NAPTR_SERVICE = r'^([A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9]*)(\+[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9]{0,31}))*)?'  # noqa
     RE_NAPTR_REGEXP = r'^([^0-9i\\])(.*)\1((.+)|(\\[1-9]))\1(i?)'
diff --git a/designate/rpc.py b/designate/rpc.py
index 74b9231f4..97b4ad45e 100644
--- a/designate/rpc.py
+++ b/designate/rpc.py
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
+import functools
+import threading
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+import oslo_messaging as messaging
+from oslo_messaging.rpc import dispatcher as rpc_dispatcher
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
+
+from designate import objects
+import designate.context
+import designate.exceptions
 
 __all__ = [
     'init',
@@ -25,17 +36,6 @@ __all__ = [
     'get_notifier',
 ]
 
-import functools
-from oslo_config import cfg
-import oslo_messaging as messaging
-from oslo_messaging.rpc import dispatcher as rpc_dispatcher
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
-import threading
-
-import designate.context
-import designate.exceptions
-from designate import objects
-
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 EXPECTED_EXCEPTION = threading.local()
 NOTIFICATION_TRANSPORT = None
diff --git a/designate/schema/_validators.py b/designate/schema/_validators.py
index 072c0fcc9..8180a086e 100644
--- a/designate/schema/_validators.py
+++ b/designate/schema/_validators.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def type_draft3(validator, types, instance, schema):
     types = _utils.ensure_list(types)
 
     # NOTE(kiall): A datetime object is not a string, but is still valid.
-    if ('format' in schema and schema['format'] == 'date-time'
-            and isinstance(instance, datetime.datetime)):
+    if ('format' in schema and schema['format'] == 'date-time' and
+            isinstance(instance, datetime.datetime)):
         return
 
     all_errors = []
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ def type_draft4(validator, types, instance, schema):
     types = _utils.ensure_list(types)
 
     # NOTE(kiall): A datetime object is not a string, but is still valid.
-    if ('format' in schema and schema['format'] == 'date-time'
-            and isinstance(instance, datetime.datetime)):
+    if ('format' in schema and schema['format'] == 'date-time' and
+            isinstance(instance, datetime.datetime)):
         return
 
     if not any(validator.is_type(instance, type) for type in types):
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 237bfa3a7..da11a6a61 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
 # Hacking already pins down pep8, pyflakes and flake8
-hacking!=0.13.0,<0.14,>=0.12.0 # Apache-2.0
+hacking>=1.1.0,<1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 coverage!=4.4,>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 mock>=2.0.0 # BSD