diff --git a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/nfvi/api/v1/_nfvi_sw_mgmt_api.py b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/nfvi/api/v1/_nfvi_sw_mgmt_api.py
index 8714625a..ec412fad 100755
--- a/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/nfvi/api/v1/_nfvi_sw_mgmt_api.py
+++ b/nfv/nfv-vim/nfv_vim/nfvi/api/v1/_nfvi_sw_mgmt_api.py
@@ -40,28 +40,28 @@ class NFVISwMgmtAPI(object):
         """
         pass
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def query_updates(self, future, callback):
         """
         Query software updates using the plugin
         """
         pass
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def query_hosts(self, future, callback):
         """
         Query hosts using the plugin
         """
         pass
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def update_host(self, future, host_name, callback):
         """
         Apply a software update to a host using the plugin
         """
         pass
 
-    @abc.abstractproperty
+    @abc.abstractmethod
     def update_hosts(self, future, host_names, callback):
         """
         Apply a software update to a list of hosts using the plugin
diff --git a/nfv/pylint.rc b/nfv/pylint.rc
index 881e9ce3..c53c6897 100755
--- a/nfv/pylint.rc
+++ b/nfv/pylint.rc
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ load-plugins=
 # W0706: The except handler raises immediately (try-except-raise)
 # W1401 anomalous-backslash-in-string
 # W1505: Using deprecated method getargspec() (deprecated-method)
-disable=C, R, W0120, W0125, W0212, W0221, W0223, W0231, W0235,
+# E0012: pylint for python3 does not support inline deprecation
+disable=C, R, E0012, W0120, W0125, W0212, W0221, W0223, W0231, W0235,
     W0401, W0404, W0511, W0603, W0612, W0613, W0621, W0622, W0703, W1401,
     W0107, W0706, W1505
 
diff --git a/nfv/tox.ini b/nfv/tox.ini
index 62c5a52f..a63f4054 100644
--- a/nfv/tox.ini
+++ b/nfv/tox.ini
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ commands = pylint {[nfv]nfv_client_src_dir}  \
 # B310: Audit url open for permitted schemes
 # B506: Test for use of yaml load
 skips = B104,B108,B110,B310,B506
-exclude = nfv-docs,nfv-tests,nfv-debug-tools,unit_test
+exclude = ./nfv-docs,./nfv-tests,./nfv-debug-tools,unit_test
+
 
 [testenv:bandit]
 deps = {[nfv]deps}