diff --git a/magnum/tests/functional/common/config.py b/magnum/tests/functional/common/config.py
index d5d2d35de9..2cce0d533d 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/functional/common/config.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/functional/common/config.py
@@ -17,55 +17,79 @@ class Config(object):
 
     """Parses configuration to attributes required for auth and test data"""
 
+    @classmethod
+    def set_admin_creds(cls, config):
+        cls.admin_user = config.get('admin', 'user')
+        cls.admin_passwd = config.get('admin', 'pass')
+        cls.admin_tenant = config.get('admin', 'tenant')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_user_creds(cls, config):
+        # normal user creds
+        cls.user = config.get('auth', 'username')
+        cls.passwd = config.get('auth', 'password')
+        cls.tenant = config.get('auth', 'tenant_name')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_auth_version(cls, config):
+        # auth version for client authentication
+        if config.has_option('auth', 'auth_version'):
+            cls.auth_version = config.get('auth', 'auth_version')
+        else:
+            cls.auth_version = 'v3'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_auth_url(cls, config):
+        # auth_url for client authentication
+        if cls.auth_version == 'v3':
+            if not config.has_option('auth', 'auth_v3_url'):
+                raise Exception('config missing auth_v3_url key')
+            cls.auth_v3_url = config.get('auth', 'auth_v3_url')
+        else:
+            if not config.has_option('auth', 'auth_url'):
+                raise Exception('config missing auth_url key')
+            cls.auth_url = config.get('auth', 'auth_url')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_region(cls, config):
+        if config.has_option('auth', 'region'):
+            cls.region = config.get('auth', 'region')
+        else:
+            cls.region = 'RegionOne'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_image_id(cls, config):
+        cls.image_id = config.get('magnum', 'image_id')
+        if not config.has_option('magnum', 'image_id'):
+            raise Exception('config missing image_id key')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_nic_id(cls, config):
+        cls.nic_id = config.get('magnum', 'nic_id')
+        if not config.has_option('magnum', 'nic_id'):
+            raise Exception('config missing nic_id key')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def set_keypair_id(cls, config):
+        cls.keypair_id = config.get('magnum', 'keypair_id')
+        if not config.has_option('magnum', 'keypair_id'):
+            raise Exception('config missing keypair_id key')
+
     @classmethod
     def setUp(cls):
         config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
         if config.read('functional_creds.conf'):
-            # admin creds
-            cls.admin_user = config.get('admin', 'user')
-            cls.admin_passwd = config.get('admin', 'pass')
-            cls.admin_tenant = config.get('admin', 'tenant')
-
-            # normal user creds
-            cls.user = config.get('auth', 'username')
-            cls.passwd = config.get('auth', 'password')
-            cls.tenant = config.get('auth', 'tenant_name')
-
-            # auth version for client authentication
-            if config.has_option('auth', 'auth_version'):
-                cls.auth_version = config.get('auth', 'auth_version')
-            else:
-                cls.auth_version = 'v3'
-
-            # auth_url for client authentication
-            if cls.auth_version == 'v3':
-                if not config.has_option('auth', 'auth_v3_url'):
-                    raise Exception('config missing auth_v3_url key')
-                cls.auth_v3_url = config.get('auth', 'auth_v3_url')
-            else:
-                if not config.has_option('auth', 'auth_url'):
-                    raise Exception('config missing auth_url key')
-                cls.auth_url = config.get('auth', 'auth_url')
+            cls.set_admin_creds(config)
+            cls.set_user_creds(config)
+            cls.set_auth_version(config)
+            cls.set_auth_url(config)
 
             # optional magnum bypass url
             cls.magnum_url = config.get('auth', 'magnum_url')
 
-            if config.has_option('auth', 'region'):
-                cls.region = config.get('auth', 'region')
-            else:
-                cls.region = 'RegionOne'
-
-            # magnum functional test variables
-            cls.image_id = config.get('magnum', 'image_id')
-            if not config.has_option('magnum', 'image_id'):
-                raise Exception('config missing image_id key')
-
-            cls.nic_id = config.get('magnum', 'nic_id')
-            if not config.has_option('magnum', 'nic_id'):
-                raise Exception('config missing nic_id key')
-
-            cls.keypair_id = config.get('magnum', 'keypair_id')
-            if not config.has_option('magnum', 'keypair_id'):
-                raise Exception('config missing keypair_id key')
+            cls.set_region(config)
+            cls.set_image_id(config)
+            cls.set_nic_id(config)
+            cls.set_keypair_id(config)
         else:
             raise Exception('missing functional_creds.conf file')
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 91a46ce7c5..4cac359a2a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ deps =
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands =
   doc8 -e .rst specs/ doc/source/ contrib/ CONTRIBUTING.rst HACKING.rst README.rst
-  flake8 --max-complexity 12 {posargs}
+  flake8 --max-complexity 11 {posargs}
 
 [testenv:venv]
 commands = {posargs}