diff --git a/bin/nova-clear-rabbit-queues b/bin/nova-clear-rabbit-queues
index be1d98e3..66b996c2 100755
--- a/bin/nova-clear-rabbit-queues
+++ b/bin/nova-clear-rabbit-queues
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(POSSIBLE_TOPDIR, 'nova', '__init__.py')):
 gettext.install('nova', unicode=1)
 
 
+from nova import config
 from nova import context
 from nova import exception
-from nova import config
 from nova import flags
 from nova.openstack.common import cfg
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
diff --git a/bin/nova-consoleauth b/bin/nova-consoleauth
index 654a3f82..36c9c843 100755
--- a/bin/nova-consoleauth
+++ b/bin/nova-consoleauth
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'nova', '__init__.py')):
     sys.path.insert(0, possible_topdir)
 
 
-from nova.consoleauth import manager
 from nova import config
+from nova.consoleauth import manager
 from nova import flags
 from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
 from nova import service
diff --git a/bin/nova-dhcpbridge b/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
index ed36c47b..fff96506 100755
--- a/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
+++ b/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'nova', '__init__.py')):
 
 gettext.install('nova', unicode=1)
 
+from nova import config
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
-from nova import config
 from nova import flags
 from nova.network import linux_net
 from nova.network import rpcapi as network_rpcapi