diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a0e09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[flake8]
+ignore = W3921
+max-line-length = 80
+exclude = */tests/* */settings/*
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a85fe0d..acd251c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ before_script:
   - curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter
   - chmod +x ./cc-test-reporter
   - ./cc-test-reporter before-build
+  - find ./authors/ -name \*.py -exec flake8 -v {} +
 
 # command to run tests
 script: 
diff --git a/authors/settings/base.py b/authors/settings/base.py
index 27fa099..e42cee7 100644
--- a/authors/settings/base.py
+++ b/authors/settings/base.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """
 
 import os
-from decouple import config, Csv
+from decouple import config
 
 # Build paths inside the project like this: os.path.join(BASE_DIR, ...)
 BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/deployment/checklist/
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
-SECRET_KEY = config('SECRET_KEY', default = '#dfhewy73twy3e88Y@Y828Y@91')
+SECRET_KEY = config('SECRET_KEY', default='#dfhewy73twy3e88Y@Y828Y@91')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
diff --git a/authors/settings/dev.py b/authors/settings/dev.py
index 3ae2be6..a3de949 100644
--- a/authors/settings/dev.py
+++ b/authors/settings/dev.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from authors.settings.base import *
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
@@ -10,9 +9,9 @@
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-        'NAME': config('DB_NAME', default = 'legion_backend'),
-        'USER': config('DB_USER', default = 'legion'),
-        'PASSWORD': config('DB_PASSWORD', default = '&L3g10n'),
+        'NAME': config('DB_NAME', default='legion_backend'),
+        'USER': config('DB_USER', default='legion'),
+        'PASSWORD': config('DB_PASSWORD', default='&L3g10n'),
         'HOST': config('DB_HOST'),
         'PORT': '',
     }
diff --git a/authors/settings/staging.py b/authors/settings/staging.py
index 3f1a82b..6720874 100644
--- a/authors/settings/staging.py
+++ b/authors/settings/staging.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import os
 from authors.settings.base import *
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
@@ -8,9 +7,9 @@
 DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
-        'NAME': config('DB_NAME', default = 'legion_backend'),
-        'USER': config('DB_USER', default = 'legion'),
-        'PASSWORD': config('DB_PASSWORD', default = '&L3g10n'),
+        'NAME': config('DB_NAME', default='legion_backend'),
+        'USER': config('DB_USER', default='legion'),
+        'PASSWORD': config('DB_PASSWORD', default='&L3g10n'),
         'HOST': config('DB_HOST'),
         'PORT': '',
     }
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3b5e7d9..9491882 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+astroid==2.2.0
+autopep8==1.4.3
+certifi==2018.11.29
+chardet==3.0.4
 coverage==4.5.2
 coveralls==1.6.0
 dj-database-url==0.5.0
@@ -5,8 +9,24 @@ Django==2.1.7
 django-cors-middleware==1.3.1
 django-extensions==2.1.6
 djangorestframework==3.9.1
+docopt==0.6.2
+entrypoints==0.3
+flake8==3.7.7
 gunicorn==19.9.0
+idna==2.8
+isort==4.3.9
+lazy-object-proxy==1.3.1
+mccabe==0.6.1
 psycopg2-binary==2.7.7
+pycodestyle==2.5.0
+pyflakes==2.1.0
 PyJWT==1.4.2
+pylint==2.3.0
 python-decouple==3.1
+pytz==2018.9
+requests==2.21.0
+six==1.10.0
+typed-ast==1.3.1
+urllib3==1.24.1
 whitenoise==4.1.2
+wrapt==1.11.1