diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
index 85e53335..d7b7a4a3 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_disk_utils.py
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ class WholeDiskConfigDriveTestCases(test_base.BaseTestCase):
 
     @mock.patch.object(disk_utils, 'count_mbr_partitions', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'execute', autospec=True)
-    @mock.patch.object(disk_utils.LOG, 'warning')
+    @mock.patch.object(disk_utils.LOG, 'warning', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'unlink_without_raise',
                        autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(disk_utils, 'dd',
diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_metrics_statsd.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_metrics_statsd.py
index d328cd60..f9497a3a 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_metrics_statsd.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_metrics_statsd.py
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ from oslotest import base as test_base
 from ironic_lib import metrics_statsd
 
 
+def connect(family=None, type=None, proto=None):
+    """Dummy function to provide signature for autospec"""
+    pass
+
+
 class TestStatsdMetricLogger(test_base.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestStatsdMetricLogger, self).setUp()
@@ -56,14 +61,14 @@ class TestStatsdMetricLogger(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.ml._timer('metric', 10)
         mock_send.assert_called_once_with(self.ml, 'metric', 10, 'ms')
 
-    @mock.patch('socket.socket')
+    @mock.patch('socket.socket', autospec=connect)
     def test_open_socket(self, mock_socket_constructor):
         self.ml._open_socket()
         mock_socket_constructor.assert_called_once_with(
             socket.AF_INET,
             socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
 
-    @mock.patch('socket.socket')
+    @mock.patch('socket.socket', autospec=connect)
     def test_send(self, mock_socket_constructor):
         mock_socket = mock.Mock()
         mock_socket_constructor.return_value = mock_socket
diff --git a/ironic_lib/tests/test_utils.py b/ironic_lib/tests/test_utils.py
index 99fdec2b..7f6cb57f 100644
--- a/ironic_lib/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/ironic_lib/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ grep foo
 
     @mock.patch.object(utils, 'LOG', autospec=True)
     def _test_execute_with_log_stdout(self, log_mock, log_stdout=None):
-        with mock.patch.object(processutils, 'execute') as execute_mock:
+        with mock.patch.object(
+                processutils, 'execute', autospec=True) as execute_mock:
             execute_mock.return_value = ('stdout', 'stderr')
             if log_stdout is not None:
                 utils.execute('foo', log_stdout=log_stdout)