diff --git a/lbrynet/tests/functional/test_misc.py b/lbrynet/tests/functional/test_misc.py
index 34e0d80c9..b134b6da2 100644
--- a/lbrynet/tests/functional/test_misc.py
+++ b/lbrynet/tests/functional/test_misc.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import os
 import platform
 import shutil
 import sys
-import random
 import unittest
 
 from hashlib import md5
diff --git a/lbrynet/tests/mocks.py b/lbrynet/tests/mocks.py
index 7de4927c7..25ac42e80 100644
--- a/lbrynet/tests/mocks.py
+++ b/lbrynet/tests/mocks.py
@@ -148,7 +148,8 @@ class PointTraderKeyQueryHandler(object):
             try:
                 decode_rsa_key(new_encoded_pub_key)
             except (ValueError, TypeError, IndexError):
-                return defer.fail(Failure(ValueError("Client sent an invalid public key: {}".format(new_encoded_pub_key))))
+                value_error = ValueError("Client sent an invalid public key: {}".format(new_encoded_pub_key))
+                return defer.fail(Failure(value_error))
             self.public_key = new_encoded_pub_key
             self.wallet.set_public_key_for_peer(self.peer, self.public_key)
             fields = {'public_key': self.wallet.encoded_public_key}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bea7b8a65..37725800c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ slowaes==0.1a1
 txJSON-RPC==0.5
 wsgiref==0.1.2
 zope.interface==4.3.3
+treq==17.8.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7cc30c751..d4e4c0f43 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ requires = [
     'requests',
     'txJSON-RPC',
     'zope.interface',
+    'treq',
     'docopt'
 ]