diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 26f227b..67913e5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
 install:
-  - pip install -r test_requirements.txt --use-mirrors
+  - pip install -r test_requirements.txt
 script:  bash test.sh -q
 after_success:
   coveralls
diff --git a/gitreload/config.py b/gitreload/config.py
index dd0a6b0..a2bda4c 100644
--- a/gitreload/config.py
+++ b/gitreload/config.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def configure_logging(level_override=None):
     elif os.path.exists('/var/run/syslog'):
         address = '/var/run/syslog'
     else:
-        address = ('127.0.0.1', 514)
+        address = ('127.0.0.1', 514)  # pylint: disable=redefined-variable-type
     # Add syslog handler before adding formatters
     root_logger.addHandler(
         SysLogHandler(address=address, facility=SysLogHandler.LOG_LOCAL0)
diff --git a/gitreload/processing.py b/gitreload/processing.py
index f4b9943..14e3da0 100644
--- a/gitreload/processing.py
+++ b/gitreload/processing.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def import_repo(action_call):
         '--settings={0}'.format(settings['DJANGO_SETTINGS']),
         'git_add_course',
         action_call.repo_url,
+        '--directory_path',
         os.path.join(settings['REPODIR'], action_call.repo_name),
     ]
 
@@ -157,10 +158,12 @@ def run(self):  # pragma: no cover due to multiprocessing
         """
         while True:
             action_call = self.queue.get()
-            log.info('Starting GitAction task {0} out '
-                     'of {1} on thread {2}'.format(
-                         action_call, len(self.queued_jobs), self.thread_num
-                     ))
+            log.info(
+                'Starting GitAction task %s out of %s on thread %s',
+                action_call,
+                len(self.queued_jobs),
+                self.thread_num
+            )
             try:
                 log.debug('Used %s as index to ACTION_COMMANDS',
                           action_call.action_type)
diff --git a/gitreload/tests/test_config.py b/gitreload/tests/test_config.py
index e9538d7..59a25f5 100644
--- a/gitreload/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/gitreload/tests/test_config.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 """
 Unit tests to validate configuration loading
 """
-import mock
 import os
 import unittest
+import mock
 
 from .base import TEST_ROOT
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def test_syslog_devices(self):
             # Nuke syslog handlers from init
             syslog_handlers = []
             for handler in root_logger.handlers:
-                if type(handler) is logging.handlers.SysLogHandler:
+                if isinstance(handler, logging.handlers.SysLogHandler):
                     syslog_handlers.append(handler)
             for handler in syslog_handlers:
                 root_logger.removeHandler(handler)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def mock_effect(*args):
                     configure_logging()
                     syslog_handler = None
                     for handler in root_logger.handlers:
-                        if type(handler) is logging.handlers.SysLogHandler:
+                        if isinstance(handler, logging.handlers.SysLogHandler):
                             syslog_handler = handler
                     self.assertIsNotNone(syslog_handler)
                     if log_device == '':
diff --git a/gitreload/tests/test_processing.py b/gitreload/tests/test_processing.py
index 4ef37e2..4456966 100644
--- a/gitreload/tests/test_processing.py
+++ b/gitreload/tests/test_processing.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 """
 Tests related to the processing module
 """
-import mock
 import os
 import shutil
 import subprocess
+import mock
 
 from git import Repo
 
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ def test_command_error_and_input(self, mocked_logging):
                      '--settings=aws',
                      'git_add_course',
                      'NOTREAL',
+                     '--directory_path',
                      '/mnt/data/repos/NOTREAL'],
                     cwd='/edx/app/edxapp/edx-platform',
                     stderr=-2
diff --git a/gitreload/tests/test_web.py b/gitreload/tests/test_web.py
index f1272bc..c25c3d8 100644
--- a/gitreload/tests/test_web.py
+++ b/gitreload/tests/test_web.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 import mock
 from git import Repo
 
-from .base import GitreloadTestBase
 import gitreload.web
+from .base import GitreloadTestBase
 
 
 class TestWebApplication(GitreloadTestBase):