diff --git a/charmhelpers/cli/__init__.py b/charmhelpers/cli/__init__.py
index 7118daf..16d52cc 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/cli/__init__.py
@@ -152,15 +152,11 @@ class CommandLine(object):
         arguments = self.argument_parser.parse_args()
         argspec = inspect.getargspec(arguments.func)
         vargs = []
-        kwargs = {}
         for arg in argspec.args:
             vargs.append(getattr(arguments, arg))
         if argspec.varargs:
             vargs.extend(getattr(arguments, argspec.varargs))
-        if argspec.keywords:
-            for kwarg in argspec.keywords.items():
-                kwargs[kwarg] = getattr(arguments, kwarg)
-        output = arguments.func(*vargs, **kwargs)
+        output = arguments.func(*vargs)
         if getattr(arguments.func, '_cli_test_command', False):
             self.exit_code = 0 if output else 1
             output = ''
diff --git a/charmhelpers/cli/commands.py b/charmhelpers/cli/commands.py
index 443ff05..7e91db0 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/cli/commands.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/cli/commands.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from . import CommandLine  # noqa
 """
 Import the sub-modules which have decorated subcommands to register with chlp.
 """
-import host  # noqa
-import benchmark  # noqa
-import unitdata  # noqa
-from charmhelpers.core import hookenv  # noqa
+from . import host  # noqa
+from . import benchmark  # noqa
+from . import unitdata  # noqa
+from . import hookenv  # noqa
diff --git a/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py b/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
index 18860f5..a35d006 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/core/hookenv.py
@@ -34,23 +34,6 @@ import errno
 import tempfile
 from subprocess import CalledProcessError
 
-try:
-    from charmhelpers.cli import cmdline
-except ImportError as e:
-    # due to the anti-pattern of partially synching charmhelpers directly
-    # into charms, it's possible that charmhelpers.cli is not available;
-    # if that's the case, they don't really care about using the cli anyway,
-    # so mock it out
-    if str(e) == 'No module named cli':
-        class cmdline(object):
-            @classmethod
-            def subcommand(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-                def _wrap(func):
-                    return func
-                return _wrap
-    else:
-        raise
-
 import six
 if not six.PY3:
     from UserDict import UserDict
@@ -91,6 +74,7 @@ def cached(func):
         res = func(*args, **kwargs)
         cache[key] = res
         return res
+    wrapper._wrapped = func
     return wrapper
 
 
@@ -190,7 +174,6 @@ def relation_type():
     return os.environ.get('JUJU_RELATION', None)
 
 
-@cmdline.subcommand()
 @cached
 def relation_id(relation_name=None, service_or_unit=None):
     """The relation ID for the current or a specified relation"""
@@ -216,13 +199,11 @@ def remote_unit():
     return os.environ.get('JUJU_REMOTE_UNIT', None)
 
 
-@cmdline.subcommand()
 def service_name():
     """The name service group this unit belongs to"""
     return local_unit().split('/')[0]
 
 
-@cmdline.subcommand()
 @cached
 def remote_service_name(relid=None):
     """The remote service name for a given relation-id (or the current relation)"""
diff --git a/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py b/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
index 0a3bb96..cd0b783 100644
--- a/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
+++ b/charmhelpers/fetch/__init__.py
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ CLOUD_ARCHIVE_POCKETS = {
     'kilo/proposed': 'trusty-proposed/kilo',
     'trusty-kilo/proposed': 'trusty-proposed/kilo',
     'trusty-proposed/kilo': 'trusty-proposed/kilo',
+    # Liberty
+    'liberty': 'trusty-updates/liberty',
+    'trusty-liberty': 'trusty-updates/liberty',
+    'trusty-liberty/updates': 'trusty-updates/liberty',
+    'trusty-updates/liberty': 'trusty-updates/liberty',
+    'liberty/proposed': 'trusty-proposed/liberty',
+    'trusty-liberty/proposed': 'trusty-proposed/liberty',
+    'trusty-proposed/liberty': 'trusty-proposed/liberty',
 }
 
 # The order of this list is very important. Handlers should be listed in from
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/amulet/utils.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/amulet/utils.py
index 3de26af..e107e66 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/amulet/utils.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/amulet/utils.py
@@ -14,17 +14,23 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with charm-helpers.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import amulet
-import ConfigParser
-import distro_info
 import io
+import json
 import logging
 import os
 import re
-import six
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
-import urlparse
+
+import amulet
+import distro_info
+import six
+from six.moves import configparser
+if six.PY3:
+    from urllib import parse as urlparse
+else:
+    import urlparse
 
 
 class AmuletUtils(object):
@@ -142,19 +148,23 @@ class AmuletUtils(object):
 
             for service_name in services_list:
                 if (self.ubuntu_releases.index(release) >= systemd_switch or
-                        service_name == "rabbitmq-server"):
-                    # init is systemd
+                        service_name in ['rabbitmq-server', 'apache2']):
+                    # init is systemd (or regular sysv)
                     cmd = 'sudo service {} status'.format(service_name)
+                    output, code = sentry_unit.run(cmd)
+                    service_running = code == 0
                 elif self.ubuntu_releases.index(release) < systemd_switch:
                     # init is upstart
                     cmd = 'sudo status {}'.format(service_name)
+                    output, code = sentry_unit.run(cmd)
+                    service_running = code == 0 and "start/running" in output
 
-                output, code = sentry_unit.run(cmd)
                 self.log.debug('{} `{}` returned '
                                '{}'.format(sentry_unit.info['unit_name'],
                                            cmd, code))
-                if code != 0:
-                    return "command `{}` returned {}".format(cmd, str(code))
+                if not service_running:
+                    return u"command `{}` returned {} {}".format(
+                        cmd, output, str(code))
         return None
 
     def _get_config(self, unit, filename):
@@ -164,7 +174,7 @@ class AmuletUtils(object):
         # NOTE(beisner):  by default, ConfigParser does not handle options
         # with no value, such as the flags used in the mysql my.cnf file.
         # https://bugs.python.org/issue7005
-        config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser(allow_no_value=True)
         config.readfp(io.StringIO(file_contents))
         return config
 
@@ -507,11 +517,23 @@ class AmuletUtils(object):
                             '{}'.format(e_proc_name, a_proc_name))
 
                 a_pids_length = len(a_pids)
-                if e_pids_length != a_pids_length:
-                    return ('PID count mismatch. {} ({}) expected, actual: '
+                fail_msg = ('PID count mismatch. {} ({}) expected, actual: '
                             '{}, {} ({})'.format(e_sentry_name, e_proc_name,
                                                  e_pids_length, a_pids_length,
                                                  a_pids))
+
+                # If expected is not bool, ensure PID quantities match
+                if not isinstance(e_pids_length, bool) and \
+                        a_pids_length != e_pids_length:
+                    return fail_msg
+                # If expected is bool True, ensure 1 or more PIDs exist
+                elif isinstance(e_pids_length, bool) and \
+                        e_pids_length is True and a_pids_length < 1:
+                    return fail_msg
+                # If expected is bool False, ensure 0 PIDs exist
+                elif isinstance(e_pids_length, bool) and \
+                        e_pids_length is False and a_pids_length != 0:
+                    return fail_msg
                 else:
                     self.log.debug('PID check OK: {} {} {}: '
                                    '{}'.format(e_sentry_name, e_proc_name,
@@ -531,3 +553,30 @@ class AmuletUtils(object):
             return 'Dicts within list are not identical'
 
         return None
+
+    def run_action(self, unit_sentry, action,
+                   _check_output=subprocess.check_output):
+        """Run the named action on a given unit sentry.
+
+        _check_output parameter is used for dependency injection.
+
+        @return action_id.
+        """
+        unit_id = unit_sentry.info["unit_name"]
+        command = ["juju", "action", "do", "--format=json", unit_id, action]
+        self.log.info("Running command: %s\n" % " ".join(command))
+        output = _check_output(command, universal_newlines=True)
+        data = json.loads(output)
+        action_id = data[u'Action queued with id']
+        return action_id
+
+    def wait_on_action(self, action_id, _check_output=subprocess.check_output):
+        """Wait for a given action, returning if it completed or not.
+
+        _check_output parameter is used for dependency injection.
+        """
+        command = ["juju", "action", "fetch", "--format=json", "--wait=0",
+                   action_id]
+        output = _check_output(command, universal_newlines=True)
+        data = json.loads(output)
+        return data.get(u"status") == "completed"
diff --git a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
index b01e6cb..07ee2ef 100644
--- a/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
+++ b/tests/charmhelpers/contrib/openstack/amulet/deployment.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
            Determine if the local branch being tested is derived from its
            stable or next (dev) branch, and based on this, use the corresonding
            stable or next branches for the other_services."""
-        base_charms = ['mysql', 'mongodb']
+        base_charms = ['mysql', 'mongodb', 'nrpe']
 
         if self.series in ['precise', 'trusty']:
             base_series = self.series
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class OpenStackAmuletDeployment(AmuletDeployment):
                       'ceph-osd', 'ceph-radosgw']
         # Most OpenStack subordinate charms do not expose an origin option
         # as that is controlled by the principle.
-        ignore = ['cinder-ceph', 'hacluster', 'neutron-openvswitch']
+        ignore = ['cinder-ceph', 'hacluster', 'neutron-openvswitch', 'nrpe']
 
         if self.openstack:
             for svc in services: