diff --git a/designateclient/cli/diagnostics.py b/designateclient/cli/diagnostics.py
index 327e098..502529e 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/diagnostics.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/diagnostics.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class PingCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Ping a service on a given host """
+    """Ping a service on a given host"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(PingCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/domains.py b/designateclient/cli/domains.py
index fc7903e..c23a1f9 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/domains.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/domains.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ListDomainsCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ List Domains """
+    """List Domains"""
 
     columns = ['id', 'name', 'serial']
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ListDomainsCommand(base.ListCommand):
 
 
 class GetDomainCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get Domain """
+    """Get Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(GetDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class GetDomainCommand(base.GetCommand):
 
 
 class CreateDomainCommand(base.CreateCommand):
-    """ Create Domain """
+    """Create Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(CreateDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class CreateDomainCommand(base.CreateCommand):
 
 
 class UpdateDomainCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
-    """ Update Domain """
+    """Update Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(UpdateDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class UpdateDomainCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
 
 
 class DeleteDomainCommand(base.DeleteCommand):
-    """ Delete Domain """
+    """Delete Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(DeleteDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class DeleteDomainCommand(base.DeleteCommand):
 
 
 class ListDomainServersCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ List Domain Servers """
+    """List Domain Servers"""
 
     columns = ['name']
 
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/records.py b/designateclient/cli/records.py
index 3be2b60..b9eddc5 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/records.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/records.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ListRecordsCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ List Records """
+    """List Records"""
 
     columns = ['id', 'type', 'name', 'data']
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ListRecordsCommand(base.ListCommand):
 
 
 class GetRecordCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get Record """
+    """Get Record"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(GetRecordCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class GetRecordCommand(base.GetCommand):
 
 
 class CreateRecordCommand(base.CreateCommand):
-    """ Create Record """
+    """Create Record"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(CreateRecordCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class CreateRecordCommand(base.CreateCommand):
 
 
 class UpdateRecordCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
-    """ Update Record """
+    """Update Record"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(UpdateRecordCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class UpdateRecordCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
 
 
 class DeleteRecordCommand(base.DeleteCommand):
-    """ Delete Record """
+    """Delete Record"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(DeleteRecordCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/reports.py b/designateclient/cli/reports.py
index d628949..fc17b9c 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/reports.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/reports.py
@@ -17,35 +17,35 @@ from designateclient.cli import base
 
 
 class DomainCountCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get counts for total domains """
+    """Get counts for total domains"""
 
     def execute(self, parsed_args):
         return self.client.reports.count_domains()
 
 
 class RecordCountCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get counts for total records """
+    """Get counts for total records"""
 
     def execute(self, parsed_args):
         return self.client.reports.count_records()
 
 
 class TenantCountCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get counts for total tenants """
+    """Get counts for total tenants"""
 
     def execute(self, parsed_args):
         return self.client.reports.count_tenants()
 
 
 class CountsCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get count totals for all tenants, domains and records """
+    """Get count totals for all tenants, domains and records"""
 
     def execute(self, parsed_args):
         return self.client.reports.count_all()
 
 
 class TenantsCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ Get list of tenants and domain count for each """
+    """Get list of tenants and domain count for each"""
 
     columns = ['domain_count', 'id']
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TenantsCommand(base.ListCommand):
 
 
 class TenantCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ Get a list of domains for given tenant """
+    """Get a list of domains for given tenant"""
 
     columns = ['domain']
 
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/servers.py b/designateclient/cli/servers.py
index 18db3fc..bbe3a2f 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/servers.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/servers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ListServersCommand(base.ListCommand):
-    """ List Servers """
+    """List Servers"""
 
     columns = ['id', 'name']
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ListServersCommand(base.ListCommand):
 
 
 class GetServerCommand(base.GetCommand):
-    """ Get Server """
+    """Get Server"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(GetServerCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class GetServerCommand(base.GetCommand):
 
 
 class CreateServerCommand(base.CreateCommand):
-    """ Create Server """
+    """Create Server"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(CreateServerCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class CreateServerCommand(base.CreateCommand):
 
 
 class UpdateServerCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
-    """ Update Server """
+    """Update Server"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(UpdateServerCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class UpdateServerCommand(base.UpdateCommand):
 
 
 class DeleteServerCommand(base.DeleteCommand):
-    """ Delete Server """
+    """Delete Server"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(DeleteServerCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/sync.py b/designateclient/cli/sync.py
index 9e6ac23..96d8a9d 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/sync.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/sync.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class SyncAllCommand(base.Command):
-    """ Sync Everything """
+    """Sync Everything"""
 
     def execute(self, parsed_args):
         self.client.sync.sync_all()
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SyncAllCommand(base.Command):
 
 
 class SyncDomainCommand(base.Command):
-    """ Sync a single Domain """
+    """Sync a single Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(SyncDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SyncDomainCommand(base.Command):
 
 
 class SyncRecordCommand(base.Command):
-    """ Sync a single Record """
+    """Sync a single Record"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(SyncRecordCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/designateclient/cli/touch.py b/designateclient/cli/touch.py
index 299b779..3f25f03 100644
--- a/designateclient/cli/touch.py
+++ b/designateclient/cli/touch.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class TouchDomainCommand(base.Command):
-    """ Touch a single Domain """
+    """Touch a single Domain"""
 
     def get_parser(self, prog_name):
         parser = super(TouchDomainCommand, self).get_parser(prog_name)
diff --git a/designateclient/v1/__init__.py b/designateclient/v1/__init__.py
index 5459f5a..a949922 100644
--- a/designateclient/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/designateclient/v1/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from designateclient import exceptions
 
 
 class Client(object):
-    """ Client for the Designate v1 API """
+    """Client for the Designate v1 API"""
 
     def __init__(self, endpoint=None, auth_url=None, username=None,
                  password=None, tenant_id=None, tenant_name=None, token=None,
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 594377a..033568b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@ commands = {posargs}
 # ignored flake8 codes:
 # H104 file contains nothing more than comments
 # H302 import only modules
-# H401 docstring should not start with a space
 # H402 one line docstring needs punctuation
 # H404 multi line docstring should start with a summary
 # H405 multi line docstring summary not separated with an empty line
 # H904 Wrap long lines in parentheses instead of a backslash
 # See designate for other ignored codes that may apply here
 
-ignore = H104,H302,H401,H402,H404,H405,H904
+ignore = H104,H302,H402,H404,H405,H904
 builtins = _
 exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools