diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 8744a93ac4..27c5e4851b 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ OpenStack Style Commandments
   http://docs.openstack.org/developer/hacking/
 - Step 2: Read on
 
+Deviations from Global Hacking
+------------------------------
+
+The following checks are specifically skipped in OpenStackClient::
+
+* H305 - py2/py3 compatibility problems
+* H307 - py2/py3 compatibility problems
+* H402 - one line docstring ends in period
+* H904 - backslash continuation line
+
+
 General
 -------
 - thou shalt not violate causality in our time cone, or else
diff --git a/openstackclient/common/restapi.py b/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
index f20ad23dd2..a4822a1028 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import logging
 import requests
 
 try:
-    from urllib.parse import urlencode
+    from urllib.parse import urlencode  # noqa
 except ImportError:
-    from urllib import urlencode
+    from urllib import urlencode  # noqa
 
 
 USER_AGENT = 'RAPI'
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
index 0bae23493f..72e97d4e1d 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 """Object v1 API library"""
 
 try:
-    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse  # noqa
 except ImportError:
-    from urlparse import urlparse
+    from urlparse import urlparse  # noqa
 
 
 def list_containers(
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
index 646737bdbd..ffc7e9b8ed 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import six
 
 try:
-    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse  # noqa
 except ImportError:
-    from urlparse import urlparse
+    from urlparse import urlparse  # noqa
 
 
 def list_objects(
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bdb98bec69..b6935c2fb4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ commands=
     python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [flake8]
-ignore = H302,H305,H307,H402,H904
+ignore = H305,H307,H402,H904
 show-source = True
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools