diff --git a/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/catalogue.py b/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/catalogue.py
index f624d1d91..d223cfaf4 100644
--- a/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/catalogue.py
+++ b/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/catalogue.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ Serves to construct an association between a project + queue -> shard
 """
 
 import marconi.openstack.common.log as logging
-from marconi.queues.storage import base, errors
+from marconi.queues.storage import base
+from marconi.queues.storage import errors
 from marconi.queues.storage.mongodb import utils
 
 
diff --git a/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/shards.py b/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/shards.py
index 65f027bb1..105f28923 100644
--- a/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/shards.py
+++ b/marconi/queues/storage/mongodb/shards.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ Schema:
 import functools
 
 from marconi.common import utils as common_utils
-from marconi.queues.storage import base, errors
+from marconi.queues.storage import base
+from marconi.queues.storage import errors
 from marconi.queues.storage.mongodb import utils
 
 SHARDS_INDEX = [
diff --git a/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/driver.py b/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/driver.py
index 33ba86a97..e5b530476 100644
--- a/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/driver.py
+++ b/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/driver.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ from marconi.common.transport.wsgi import helpers
 from marconi.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 import marconi.openstack.common.log as logging
 from marconi.queues import transport
-from marconi.queues.transport import auth, validation
+from marconi.queues.transport import auth
+from marconi.queues.transport import validation
 
 _WSGI_OPTIONS = [
     cfg.StrOpt('bind', default='127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/public/driver.py b/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/public/driver.py
index 157f2dcdb..766810784 100644
--- a/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/public/driver.py
+++ b/marconi/queues/transport/wsgi/public/driver.py
@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@
 # implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-"""marconi-queues (public): handles all the routes for queuing,
-messaging, and claiming.
+"""marconi-queues public interface.
+
+Handles all the routes for queuing, messaging, and claiming.
 """
 
-
 from marconi.common.transport.wsgi import health
-from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import (
-    claims, driver, messages, metadata, queues, stats, v1,
-)
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import claims
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import driver
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import messages
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import metadata
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import queues
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import stats
+from marconi.queues.transport.wsgi import v1
 
 
 class Driver(driver.DriverBase):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2be458da9..886c26f6b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ pbr>=0.5.21,<1.0
 
 Babel>=1.3
 netaddr>=0.7.6
-falcon>=0.1.6,<0.1.7
+falcon>=0.1.6,<0.2.0
 jsonschema>=1.3.0,!=1.4.0
 iso8601>=0.1.8
 msgpack-python
 pymongo>=2.4
 python-keystoneclient>=0.4.1
-python-memcached
+python-memcached>=1.48
 WebOb>=1.2.3,<1.3
-stevedore>=0.10
+stevedore>=0.12
 six>=1.4.1
 oslo.config>=1.2.0
 sqlalchemy>=0.7.8,<=0.7.99
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index c1e68d949..55edf5d17 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Metrics and style
-hacking>=0.5.6,<0.8
+hacking>=0.8.0,<0.9
 
 # Packaging
 mock>=1.0
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mock>=1.0
 ddt>=0.4.0
 discover
 fixtures>=0.3.14
-httpretty>=0.6.3
+httpretty>=0.7.1
 python-subunit
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testtools>=0.9.32
diff --git a/tests/unit/queues/transport/wsgi/test_queue_lifecycle.py b/tests/unit/queues/transport/wsgi/test_queue_lifecycle.py
index 6111eefbe..a6b8e8c1d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/queues/transport/wsgi/test_queue_lifecycle.py
+++ b/tests/unit/queues/transport/wsgi/test_queue_lifecycle.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class QueueFaultyDriverTests(base.TestBaseFaulty):
         result = self.simulate_get(path + '/metadata', '480924')
         result_doc = json.loads(result[0])
         self.assertEqual(self.srmock.status, falcon.HTTP_503)
-        self.assertNotEquals(result_doc, json.loads(doc))
+        self.assertNotEqual(result_doc, json.loads(doc))
 
         self.simulate_get(path + '/stats', '480924')
         self.assertEqual(self.srmock.status, falcon.HTTP_503)