diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 8744a93a..27c5e485 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ OpenStack Style Commandments
   http://docs.openstack.org/developer/hacking/
 - Step 2: Read on
 
+Deviations from Global Hacking
+------------------------------
+
+The following checks are specifically skipped in OpenStackClient::
+
+* H305 - py2/py3 compatibility problems
+* H307 - py2/py3 compatibility problems
+* H402 - one line docstring ends in period
+* H904 - backslash continuation line
+
+
 General
 -------
 - thou shalt not violate causality in our time cone, or else
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index bdb98bec..b6935c2f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ commands=
     python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [flake8]
-ignore = H302,H305,H307,H402,H904
+ignore = H305,H307,H402,H904
 show-source = True
 exclude =  .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools