diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 642f009..8f8d5e6 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@
     AggregatesClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.extensions_client import \
     ExtensionsClientJSON
+from tempest.services.compute.json.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.flavors_client import FlavorsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.floating_ips_client import \
     FloatingIPsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.hosts_client import HostsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.images_client import ImagesClientJSON
+from tempest.services.compute.json.interfaces_client import \
+    InterfacesClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.keypairs_client import KeyPairsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.limits_client import LimitsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.quotas_client import QuotasClientJSON
@@ -38,10 +41,13 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.json.volumes_extensions_client import \
     VolumesExtensionsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.extensions_client import ExtensionsClientXML
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.flavors_client import FlavorsClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.floating_ips_client import \
     FloatingIPsClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.images_client import ImagesClientXML
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.interfaces_client import \
+    InterfacesClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.keypairs_client import KeyPairsClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.limits_client import LimitsClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.quotas_client import QuotasClientXML
@@ -50,10 +56,10 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.servers_client import ServersClientXML
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.volumes_extensions_client import \
     VolumesExtensionsClientXML
-from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.endpoints_client import \
-    EndPointClientJSON
 from tempest.services.identity.json.identity_client import IdentityClientJSON
 from tempest.services.identity.json.identity_client import TokenClientJSON
+from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.endpoints_client import \
+    EndPointClientJSON
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.xml.endpoints_client import EndPointClientXML
 from tempest.services.identity.xml.identity_client import IdentityClientXML
 from tempest.services.identity.xml.identity_client import TokenClientXML
@@ -75,12 +81,6 @@
     VolumeTypesClientXML
 from tempest.services.volume.xml.snapshots_client import SnapshotsClientXML
 from tempest.services.volume.xml.volumes_client import VolumesClientXML
-from tempest.services.compute.json.interfaces_client import \
-    InterfacesClientJSON
-from tempest.services.compute.xml.interfaces_client import \
-    InterfacesClientXML
-from tempest.services.compute.json.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientJSON
-from tempest.services.compute.xml.fixed_ips_client import FixedIPsClientXML
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 9c41660..556e2a7 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@
 
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialize a configuration from a conf directory and conf file."""
+        config_files = []
+
+        failsafe_path = "/etc/tempest/" + self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
 
         # Environment variables override defaults...
         conf_dir = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR',
@@ -431,16 +434,17 @@
         if not (os.path.isfile(path) or
                 'TEMPEST_CONFIG_DIR' in os.environ or
                 'TEMPEST_CONFIG' in os.environ):
-            path = "/etc/tempest/" + self.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE
+            path = failsafe_path
 
         LOG.info("Using tempest config file %s" % path)
 
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             msg = "Config file %(path)s not found" % locals()
             print >> sys.stderr, RuntimeError(msg)
-            sys.exit(os.EX_NOINPUT)
+        else:
+            config_files.append(path)
 
-        cfg.CONF([], project='tempest', default_config_files=[path])
+        cfg.CONF([], project='tempest', default_config_files=config_files)
 
         register_compute_opts(cfg.CONF)
         register_identity_opts(cfg.CONF)
diff --git a/tempest/testboto.py b/tempest/testboto.py
index cee8843..8faf8ab 100644
--- a/tempest/testboto.py
+++ b/tempest/testboto.py
@@ -282,9 +282,10 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def get_lfunction_gone(cls, obj):
-        """ If the object is instance of a well know type returns back with
+        """If the object is instance of a well know type returns back with
             with the correspoding function otherwise it assumes the obj itself
-            is the function"""
+            is the function.
+            """
         ec = cls.ec2_error_code
         if isinstance(obj, ec2.instance.Instance):
             colusure_matcher = ec.client.InvalidInstanceID.NotFound
diff --git a/tools/check_source.sh b/tools/check_source.sh
index 089ad70..2d66ba5 100755
--- a/tools/check_source.sh
+++ b/tools/check_source.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-python tools/hacking.py --ignore=E122,E125,E126 --repeat --show-source --exclude=.venv,.tox,dist,doc,openstack,*egg .
+flake8 --ignore=E122,E125,E126,H302,H304,H404,F --show-source --exclude=.git,.venv,.tox,dist,doc,openstack,*egg .
 pep8_ret=$?
 
 pyflakes tempest stress setup.py tools cli bin | grep "imported but unused"
diff --git a/tools/hacking.py b/tools/hacking.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 7e46b74..0000000
--- a/tools/hacking.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,525 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright (c) 2012, Cloudscaling
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""tempest HACKING file compliance testing
-
-built on top of pep8.py
-"""
-
-import inspect
-import logging
-import os
-import re
-import subprocess
-import sys
-import tokenize
-import warnings
-
-import pep8
-
-# Don't need this for testing
-logging.disable('LOG')
-
-#T1xx comments
-#T2xx except
-#T3xx imports
-#T4xx docstrings
-#T5xx dictionaries/lists
-#T6xx calling methods
-#T7xx localization
-#N8xx git commit messages
-
-IMPORT_EXCEPTIONS = ['sqlalchemy', 'migrate']
-DOCSTRING_TRIPLE = ['"""', "'''"]
-VERBOSE_MISSING_IMPORT = os.getenv('HACKING_VERBOSE_MISSING_IMPORT', 'False')
-
-
-# Monkey patch broken excluded filter in pep8
-# See https://github.com/jcrocholl/pep8/pull/111
-def excluded(self, filename):
-    """
-    Check if options.exclude contains a pattern that matches filename.
-    """
-    basename = os.path.basename(filename)
-    return any((pep8.filename_match(filename, self.options.exclude,
-                                    default=False),
-                pep8.filename_match(basename, self.options.exclude,
-                                    default=False)))
-
-
-def input_dir(self, dirname):
-    """Check all files in this directory and all subdirectories."""
-    dirname = dirname.rstrip('/')
-    if self.excluded(dirname):
-        return 0
-    counters = self.options.report.counters
-    verbose = self.options.verbose
-    filepatterns = self.options.filename
-    runner = self.runner
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dirname):
-        if verbose:
-            print('directory ' + root)
-        counters['directories'] += 1
-        for subdir in sorted(dirs):
-            if self.excluded(os.path.join(root, subdir)):
-                dirs.remove(subdir)
-        for filename in sorted(files):
-            # contain a pattern that matches?
-            if ((pep8.filename_match(filename, filepatterns) and
-                 not self.excluded(filename))):
-                runner(os.path.join(root, filename))
-
-
-def is_import_exception(mod):
-    return (mod in IMPORT_EXCEPTIONS or
-            any(mod.startswith(m + '.') for m in IMPORT_EXCEPTIONS))
-
-
-def import_normalize(line):
-    # convert "from x import y" to "import x.y"
-    # handle "from x import y as z" to "import x.y as z"
-    split_line = line.split()
-    if ("import" in line and line.startswith("from ") and "," not in line and
-        split_line[2] == "import" and split_line[3] != "*" and
-        split_line[1] != "__future__" and
-       (len(split_line) == 4 or
-       (len(split_line) == 6 and split_line[4] == "as"))):
-        return "import %s.%s" % (split_line[1], split_line[3])
-    else:
-        return line
-
-
-def tempest_todo_format(physical_line):
-    """Check for 'TODO()'.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommendation for TODO:
-    Include your name with TODOs as in "#TODO(termie)"
-    T101
-    """
-    pos = physical_line.find('TODO')
-    pos1 = physical_line.find('TODO(')
-    pos2 = physical_line.find('#')  # make sure it's a comment
-    if (pos != pos1 and pos2 >= 0 and pos2 < pos):
-        return pos, "T101: Use TODO(NAME)"
-
-
-def tempest_except_format(logical_line):
-    """Check for 'except:'.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommends not using except:
-    Do not write "except:", use "except Exception:" at the very least
-    T201
-    """
-    if logical_line.startswith("except:"):
-        yield 6, "T201: no 'except:' at least use 'except Exception:'"
-
-
-def tempest_except_format_assert(logical_line):
-    """Check for 'assertRaises(Exception'.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommends not using assertRaises(Exception...):
-    Do not use overly broad Exception type
-    T202
-    """
-    if logical_line.startswith("self.assertRaises(Exception"):
-        yield 1, "T202: assertRaises Exception too broad"
-
-
-def tempest_one_import_per_line(logical_line):
-    """Check for import format.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommends one import per line:
-    Do not import more than one module per line
-
-    Examples:
-    BAD: from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient, RestClientXML
-    T301
-    """
-    pos = logical_line.find(',')
-    parts = logical_line.split()
-    if (pos > -1 and (parts[0] == "import" or
-                      parts[0] == "from" and parts[2] == "import") and
-        not is_import_exception(parts[1])):
-        yield pos, "T301: one import per line"
-
-_missingImport = set([])
-
-
-def tempest_import_module_only(logical_line):
-    """Check for import module only.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommends importing only modules:
-    Do not import objects, only modules
-    T302 import only modules
-    T303 Invalid Import
-    T304 Relative Import
-    """
-    def importModuleCheck(mod, parent=None, added=False):
-        """
-        If can't find module on first try, recursively check for relative
-        imports
-        """
-        current_path = os.path.dirname(pep8.current_file)
-        try:
-            with warnings.catch_warnings():
-                warnings.simplefilter('ignore', DeprecationWarning)
-                valid = True
-                if parent:
-                    if is_import_exception(parent):
-                        return
-                    parent_mod = __import__(parent, globals(), locals(),
-                                            [mod], -1)
-                    valid = inspect.ismodule(getattr(parent_mod, mod))
-                else:
-                    __import__(mod, globals(), locals(), [], -1)
-                    valid = inspect.ismodule(sys.modules[mod])
-                if not valid:
-                    if added:
-                        sys.path.pop()
-                        added = False
-                        return logical_line.find(mod), ("T304: No "
-                                                        "relative  imports. "
-                                                        "'%s' is a relative "
-                                                        "import"
-                                                        % logical_line)
-                    return logical_line.find(mod), ("T302: import only"
-                                                    " modules. '%s' does not "
-                                                    "import a module"
-                                                    % logical_line)
-
-        except (ImportError, NameError) as exc:
-            if not added:
-                added = True
-                sys.path.append(current_path)
-                return importModuleCheck(mod, parent, added)
-            else:
-                name = logical_line.split()[1]
-                if name not in _missingImport:
-                    if VERBOSE_MISSING_IMPORT != 'False':
-                        print >> sys.stderr, ("ERROR: import '%s' in %s "
-                                              "failed: %s" %
-                                              (name, pep8.current_file, exc))
-                    _missingImport.add(name)
-                added = False
-                sys.path.pop()
-                return
-
-        except AttributeError:
-            # Invalid import
-            return logical_line.find(mod), ("T303: Invalid import, "
-                                            "AttributeError raised")
-
-    # convert "from x import y" to " import x.y"
-    # convert "from x import y as z" to " import x.y"
-    import_normalize(logical_line)
-    split_line = logical_line.split()
-
-    if (logical_line.startswith("import ") and "," not in logical_line and
-            (len(split_line) == 2 or
-            (len(split_line) == 4 and split_line[2] == "as"))):
-        mod = split_line[1]
-        rval = importModuleCheck(mod)
-        if rval is not None:
-            yield rval
-
-    # TODO(jogo) handle "from x import *"
-
-#TODO(jogo): import template: T305
-
-
-def tempest_import_alphabetical(logical_line, line_number, lines):
-    """Check for imports in alphabetical order.
-
-    Tempest HACKING guide recommendation for imports:
-    imports in human alphabetical order
-    T306
-    """
-    # handle import x
-    # use .lower since capitalization shouldn't dictate order
-    split_line = import_normalize(logical_line.strip()).lower().split()
-    split_previous = import_normalize(lines[
-                                      line_number - 2]).strip().lower().split()
-    # with or without "as y"
-    length = [2, 4]
-    if (len(split_line) in length and len(split_previous) in length and
-        split_line[0] == "import" and split_previous[0] == "import"):
-        if split_line[1] < split_previous[1]:
-            yield (0, "T306: imports not in alphabetical order"
-                      " (%s, %s)"
-                      % (split_previous[1], split_line[1]))
-
-
-def tempest_docstring_start_space(physical_line):
-    """Check for docstring not start with space.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommendation for docstring:
-    Docstring should not start with space
-    T401
-    """
-    pos = max([physical_line.find(i) for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])  # start
-    end = max([physical_line[-4:-1] == i for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])  # end
-    if (pos != -1 and end and len(physical_line) > pos + 4):
-        if (physical_line[pos + 3] == ' '):
-            return (pos, "T401: one line docstring should not start"
-                         " with a space")
-
-
-def tempest_docstring_one_line(physical_line):
-    """Check one line docstring end.
-
-    tempest HACKING guide recommendation for one line docstring:
-    A one line docstring looks like this and ends in a period.
-    T402
-    """
-    pos = max([physical_line.find(i) for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])  # start
-    end = max([physical_line[-4:-1] == i for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])  # end
-    if (pos != -1 and end and len(physical_line) > pos + 4):
-        if (physical_line[-5] != '.'):
-            return pos, "T402: one line docstring needs a period"
-
-
-def tempest_docstring_multiline_end(physical_line):
-    """Check multi line docstring end.
-
-    Tempest HACKING guide recommendation for docstring:
-    Docstring should end on a new line
-    T403
-    """
-    pos = max([physical_line.find(i) for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])  # start
-    if (pos != -1 and len(physical_line) == pos):
-        if (physical_line[pos + 3] == ' '):
-            return (pos, "T403: multi line docstring end on new line")
-
-
-def tempest_no_test_docstring(physical_line, previous_logical, filename):
-    """Check that test_ functions don't have docstrings
-
-    This ensure we get better results out of tempest, instead
-    of them being hidden behind generic descriptions of the
-    functions.
-
-    T404
-    """
-    if "tempest/test" in filename:
-        pos = max([physical_line.find(i) for i in DOCSTRING_TRIPLE])
-        if pos != -1:
-            if previous_logical.startswith("def test_"):
-                return (pos, "T404: test functions must "
-                        "not have doc strings")
-
-SKIP_DECORATOR = '@testtools.skip('
-
-
-def tempest_skip_bugs(physical_line):
-    """Check skip lines for proper bug entries
-
-    T601: Bug not in skip line
-    T602: Bug in message formatted incorrectly
-    """
-
-    pos = physical_line.find(SKIP_DECORATOR)
-
-    skip_re = re.compile(r'^\s*@testtools.skip.*')
-
-    if pos != -1 and skip_re.match(physical_line):
-        bug = re.compile(r'^.*\bbug\b.*', re.IGNORECASE)
-        if bug.match(physical_line) is None:
-            return (pos, 'T601: skips must have an associated bug')
-
-        bug_re = re.compile(r'.*skip\(.*Bug\s\#\d+', re.IGNORECASE)
-
-        if bug_re.match(physical_line) is None:
-            return (pos, 'T602: Bug number formatted incorrectly')
-
-
-FORMAT_RE = re.compile("%(?:"
-                       "%|"           # Ignore plain percents
-                       "(\(\w+\))?"   # mapping key
-                       "([#0 +-]?"    # flag
-                       "(?:\d+|\*)?"  # width
-                       "(?:\.\d+)?"   # precision
-                       "[hlL]?"       # length mod
-                       "\w))")        # type
-
-
-class LocalizationError(Exception):
-    pass
-
-
-def check_i18n():
-    """Generator that checks token stream for localization errors.
-
-    Expects tokens to be ``send``ed one by one.
-    Raises LocalizationError if some error is found.
-    """
-    while True:
-        try:
-            token_type, text, _, _, line = yield
-        except GeneratorExit:
-            return
-        if (token_type == tokenize.NAME and text == "_" and
-            not line.startswith('def _(msg):')):
-
-            while True:
-                token_type, text, start, _, _ = yield
-                if token_type != tokenize.NL:
-                    break
-            if token_type != tokenize.OP or text != "(":
-                continue  # not a localization call
-
-            format_string = ''
-            while True:
-                token_type, text, start, _, _ = yield
-                if token_type == tokenize.STRING:
-                    format_string += eval(text)
-                elif token_type == tokenize.NL:
-                    pass
-                else:
-                    break
-
-            if not format_string:
-                raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                        "T701: Empty localization "
-                                        "string")
-            if token_type != tokenize.OP:
-                raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                        "T701: Invalid localization "
-                                        "call")
-            if text != ")":
-                if text == "%":
-                    raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                            "T702: Formatting "
-                                            "operation should be outside"
-                                            " of localization method call")
-                elif text == "+":
-                    raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                            "T702: Use bare string "
-                                            "concatenation instead of +")
-                else:
-                    raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                            "T702: Argument to _ must"
-                                            " be just a string")
-
-            format_specs = FORMAT_RE.findall(format_string)
-            positional_specs = [(key, spec) for key, spec in format_specs
-                                if not key and spec]
-            # not spec means %%, key means %(smth)s
-            if len(positional_specs) > 1:
-                raise LocalizationError(start,
-                                        "T703: Multiple positional "
-                                        "placeholders")
-
-
-def tempest_localization_strings(logical_line, tokens):
-    """Check localization in line.
-
-    T701: bad localization call
-    T702: complex expression instead of string as argument to _()
-    T703: multiple positional placeholders
-    """
-
-    gen = check_i18n()
-    next(gen)
-    try:
-        map(gen.send, tokens)
-        gen.close()
-    except LocalizationError as e:
-        yield e.args
-
-#TODO(jogo) Dict and list objects
-
-current_file = ""
-
-
-def readlines(filename):
-    """Record the current file being tested."""
-    pep8.current_file = filename
-    return open(filename).readlines()
-
-
-def add_tempest():
-    """Monkey patch in tempest guidelines.
-
-    Look for functions that start with tempest_  and have arguments
-    and add them to pep8 module
-    Assumes you know how to write pep8.py checks
-    """
-    for name, function in globals().items():
-        if not inspect.isfunction(function):
-            continue
-        args = inspect.getargspec(function)[0]
-        if args and name.startswith("tempest"):
-            exec("pep8.%s = %s" % (name, name))
-
-
-def once_git_check_commit_title():
-    """Check git commit messages.
-
-    tempest HACKING recommends not referencing a bug or blueprint
-    in first line, it should provide an accurate description of the change
-    T801
-    T802 Title limited to 50 chars
-    """
-    #Get title of most recent commit
-
-    subp = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'log', '--no-merges', '--pretty=%s', '-1'],
-                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    title = subp.communicate()[0]
-    if subp.returncode:
-        raise Exception("git log failed with code %s" % subp.returncode)
-
-    #From https://github.com/openstack/openstack-ci-puppet
-    #       /blob/master/modules/gerrit/manifests/init.pp#L74
-    #Changeid|bug|blueprint
-    git_keywords = (r'(I[0-9a-f]{8,40})|'
-                    '([Bb]ug|[Ll][Pp])[\s\#:]*(\d+)|'
-                    '([Bb]lue[Pp]rint|[Bb][Pp])[\s\#:]*([A-Za-z0-9\\-]+)')
-    GIT_REGEX = re.compile(git_keywords)
-
-    error = False
-    #NOTE(jogo) if match regex but over 3 words, acceptable title
-    if GIT_REGEX.search(title) is not None and len(title.split()) <= 3:
-        print ("T801: git commit title ('%s') should provide an accurate "
-               "description of the change, not just a reference to a bug "
-               "or blueprint" % title.strip())
-        error = True
-    if len(title.decode('utf-8')) > 72:
-        print ("T802: git commit title ('%s') should be under 50 chars"
-               % title.strip())
-        error = True
-    return error
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    #include tempest path
-    sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
-    #Run once tests (not per line)
-    once_error = once_git_check_commit_title()
-    #TEMPEST error codes start with a T
-    pep8.ERRORCODE_REGEX = re.compile(r'[EWT]\d{3}')
-    add_tempest()
-    pep8.current_file = current_file
-    pep8.readlines = readlines
-    pep8.StyleGuide.excluded = excluded
-    pep8.StyleGuide.input_dir = input_dir
-    try:
-        pep8._main()
-        sys.exit(once_error)
-    finally:
-        if len(_missingImport) > 0:
-            print >> sys.stderr, ("%i imports missing in this test environment"
-                                  % len(_missingImport))
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/tools/test-requires
index f701dab..3d4c2d6 100644
--- a/tools/test-requires
+++ b/tools/test-requires
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-pep8==1.3.3
-pylint==0.19
+flake8
+hacking
 #TODO(afazekas): ensure pg_config installed
 psycopg2
-pyflakes