diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index e179cdae4..9219bc7b1 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-hacking>=0.5.6,<0.7
-
+hacking>=0.5.6,<0.8
 coverage>=3.6
 discover
 fixtures>=0.3.12
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index c41c8b8b2..bc0144a25 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
 downloadcache = ~/cache/pip
 
 [flake8]
+# H202: assertRaises Exception too broad
 # F821: undefined name
 # H304: no relative imports
-ignore = F821,H304
+ignore = F821,H202,H304
 show-source = True
 exclude = .venv,.tox,dist,doc,*egg,build