diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5e8d283..ef49b28 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 
 [hacking]
 local-check-factory = tempest.hacking.checks.factory
+import_exceptions = tempest.services
 
 [flake8]
 # E125 is a won't fix until https://github.com/jcrocholl/pep8/issues/126 is resolved.  For further detail see https://review.openstack.org/#/c/36788/