diff --git a/tools/check_source.sh b/tools/check_source.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..089ad70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check_source.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+python tools/hacking.py --ignore=E122,E125,E126 --repeat --show-source --exclude=.venv,.tox,dist,doc,openstack,*egg .
+pep8_ret=$?
+
+pyflakes tempest stress setup.py tools cli bin | grep "imported but unused"
+unused_ret=$?
+
+ret=0
+if [ $pep8_ret != 0 ]; then
+    echo "hacking.py/pep8 test FAILED!" >&2
+    (( ret += 1  ))
+else
+    echo "hacking.py/pep8 test OK!" >&2
+fi
+
+if [ $unused_ret == 0 ]; then
+    echo "Unused import test FAILED!" >&2
+    (( ret += 2  ))
+else
+    echo "Unused import test OK!" >&2
+fi
+
+exit $ret
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/tools/test-requires
index b799dce..f701dab 100644
--- a/tools/test-requires
+++ b/tools/test-requires
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 pylint==0.19
 #TODO(afazekas): ensure pg_config installed
 psycopg2
+pyflakes