diff --git a/beat/web/algorithms/views.py b/beat/web/algorithms/views.py
index c64cbf44fa1094eda76cbdf73b7459d5696c927f..b6663f2adf569982e9f2eff9658a498c933eac39 100755
--- a/beat/web/algorithms/views.py
+++ b/beat/web/algorithms/views.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from .models import Algorithm
 from ..team.models import Team
 from ..common.texts import Messages
+from ..common.utils import ensure_string
 from ..ui.templatetags.markup import restructuredtext
 
 from beat.core import prototypes
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ def create(request, name=None):
 
         previous_version = previous_versions[0]
 
-        description = previous_version.description
+        description = ensure_string(previous_version.description)
 
         parameters['algorithm_version']       = previous_version.version + 1
-        parameters['declaration']             = previous_version.declaration_file.read().replace('\n', '')
+        parameters['declaration']             = previous_version.declaration_string.replace('\n', '')
         parameters['short_description']       = previous_version.short_description
         parameters['description']             = description.replace('\n', '\\n')
         parameters['html_description']        = restructuredtext(description).replace('\n', '')
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ def create(request, name=None):
         if not previous_version.is_binary():
             parameters['source_code'] = previous_version.source_code_file.read()
     else:
-        parameters['source_code'] = prototypes.binary_load('algorithm.py')  \
+        parameters['source_code'] = ensure_string(prototypes.binary_load('algorithm.py'))  \
             .replace('\n\n        # TODO: Implement this algorithm\n\n',
                      '\n        # TODO: Implement this algorithm\n')
         declaration, errors = prototypes.load('algorithm')
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ def fork(request, author, name, version):
     if fork_of.sharing == Algorithm.USABLE and fork_of.author != request.user:
       raise Http404()
 
-    description = fork_of.description
+    description = ensure_string(fork_of.description)
 
     parameters = {'original_author':         author,
                   'algorithm_author':        request.user.username,
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ def fork(request, author, name, version):
                   'algorithm_version':       fork_of.version,
                   'algorithm_language':      fork_of.json_language,
                   'algorithm_language_name': fork_of.language_fullname(),
-                  'declaration':             fork_of.declaration_file.read().replace('\n', ''),
+                  'declaration':             fork_of.declaration_string.replace('\n', ''),
                   'short_description':       fork_of.short_description,
                   'description':             description.replace('\n', '\\n'),
                   'html_description':        restructuredtext(description).replace('\n', ''),
@@ -168,14 +169,14 @@ def edit(request, author, name, version):
         return HttpResponseForbidden('Algorithm %s is not modifiable' % \
                                      algorithm.fullname())
 
-    description = algorithm.description
+    description = ensure_string(algorithm.description)
 
     parameters = {'algorithm_author':        request.user.username,
                   'algorithm_name':          name,
                   'algorithm_version':       algorithm.version,
                   'algorithm_language':      algorithm.json_language,
                   'algorithm_language_name': algorithm.language_fullname(),
-                  'declaration':             algorithm.declaration_file.read().replace('\n', ''),
+                  'declaration':             algorithm.declaration_string.replace('\n', ''),
                   'short_description':       algorithm.short_description,
                   'description':             description.replace('\n', '\\n'),
                   'html_description':        restructuredtext(description).replace('\n', ''),
diff --git a/beat/web/code/models.py b/beat/web/code/models.py
index f21db2276f9a30a7541ae9738538d8eafbbbbd89..5a5d3a1ea35c35419b8ab31b578e503a1d9ca63f 100755
--- a/beat/web/code/models.py
+++ b/beat/web/code/models.py
@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ class Code(StoredContribution):
     def language_fullname(self):
         if self.language in Code.CODE_NAMES:
             return Code.CODE_NAMES[self.language]
-        return [language for language in Code.CODE_LANGUAGE if language == self.language][0][1]
+
+        return [language for language in Code.CODE_LANGUAGE if language[0] == self.language][0][1]
 
 
     def json_language(self):
diff --git a/beat/web/common/fields.py b/beat/web/common/fields.py
index f4aae55dc660088c32b724edda0150312e1bae03..fc932fbbaebdbff1322394d4a89134f72b04c2fc 100644
--- a/beat/web/common/fields.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/fields.py
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from django.utils import six
 
 import simplejson
-import six
 
 
 class StringListField(serializers.ListField):
diff --git a/beat/web/common/models.py b/beat/web/common/models.py
index 34c14ba3d442b6a4791ad41ca2d37ce4f3e6b5c1..324a2f72409ca943bd60ff2cdc60d6cd5b27b1d4 100755
--- a/beat/web/common/models.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/models.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ from . import storage
 
 from .exceptions import NotUserNorTeam
 from .signals import shared
+from .utils import ensure_string
 
 import os
 import re
@@ -640,7 +641,8 @@ def get_declaration(instance):
 
 
 def get_declaration_string(instance):
-    return storage.get_file_content(instance, 'declaration_file')
+    data = storage.get_file_content(instance, 'declaration_file')
+    return ensure_string(data)
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/beat/web/common/serializers.py b/beat/web/common/serializers.py
index 933b257a3ec13703b0e1153aa96b6cf4ff7d6110..c7e70d61f4751c58e0735b968c0099c493d1848f 100644
--- a/beat/web/common/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/serializers.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from django.utils import six
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ import difflib
 
 import ast
 
-import six
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class MapDot(dict):
 class ContributionCreationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     declaration = JSONSerializerField(required=False)
     description = serializers.CharField(required=False, allow_blank=True)
-    fork_of = serializers.CharField(required=False)
+    fork_of = serializers.JSONField(required=False)
     previous_version = serializers.CharField(required=False)
 
     class Meta:
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ class ContributionCreationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                 previous_version_id["username"]    = user.username
                 previous_version_id["name"]        = name
                 previous_version_id["version"]     = data['previous_version']
-                data['data'] = json.dumps(ast.literal_eval(json.loads(json.dumps(data['data']))))
+                data['data'] = json.dumps(data['data'])
+
         else:
             previous_version_id = None
 
@@ -353,11 +354,12 @@ class ContributionCreationSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
                     fork_of_id.username = user.username
             else:
                 fork_of_id                = MapDot()
-                fork_elem                 = json.loads(json.dumps(ast.literal_eval(json.loads(json.dumps(data['fork_of'])))))
+                fork_elem                 = data['fork_of']
                 fork_of_id["username"]    = fork_elem['username']
                 fork_of_id["name"]        = fork_elem['name']
                 fork_of_id["version"]     = fork_elem['version']
-                data['data'] = json.dumps(ast.literal_eval(json.loads(json.dumps(data['data']))))
+                data['data'] = json.dumps(data['data'])
+
         else:
             fork_of_id = None
 
diff --git a/beat/web/common/utils.py b/beat/web/common/utils.py
index 122c25fab23df400415f6d54044677bf7a9f5be5..a2c5886e3123c01d0eb73e0d3d7e8e8531e85245 100644
--- a/beat/web/common/utils.py
+++ b/beat/web/common/utils.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 """
 Reusable help functions
 """
-
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
+from django.utils import six
 
 from ..ui.templatetags.markup import restructuredtext
 
@@ -117,3 +117,14 @@ def ensure_html(text):
         return '<pre>{}</pre>'.format(text)
     else:
         return restructuredtext(text)
+
+def ensure_string(data):
+    """
+    Ensure that we have a str object from data which can be either a str in
+    python 2 or a bytes in python 3
+    """
+    if data is not None:
+        if isinstance(data, six.binary_type):
+            return data.decode('utf-8')
+        return data
+    return ''
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/beat/web/experiments/api.py b/beat/web/experiments/api.py
index 882b24e32112a3da6c3e64c51111ef2736e926c3..ea7d6d27553963aa1671e94e5e840319a35e49ce 100755
--- a/beat/web/experiments/api.py
+++ b/beat/web/experiments/api.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import re
 import uuid
 
 import simplejson
+import functools
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
@@ -104,6 +105,15 @@ class ListCreateExperimentsView(ListCreateContributionView):
         def _getStatusLabel(status):
             return [s for s in Experiment.STATUS if s[0] == status][0][1]
 
+        def _cmp(a, b):
+            """
+            cmp is not available anymore in Python 3. This method is implemetend
+            as recommended in the documentation for this kind of use case.
+            Based on:
+              https://docs.python.org/3.0/whatsnew/3.0.html#ordering-comparisons
+            """
+            return (a > b) - (a < b)
+
         def _custom_compare(exp1, exp2):
             PENDING = _getStatusLabel(Experiment.PENDING)
 
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ class ListCreateExperimentsView(ListCreateContributionView):
                 if exp2['status'] != PENDING:
                     return -1
                 elif exp1['creation_date'] != exp2['creation_date']:
-                    return cmp(exp2['creation_date'], exp1['creation_date'])
+                    return _cmp(exp1['creation_date'], exp2['creation_date'])
                 else:
                     return 1
             elif exp2['status'] == PENDING:
@@ -123,13 +133,13 @@ class ListCreateExperimentsView(ListCreateContributionView):
             tier3_states = [_getStatusLabel(Experiment.DONE), _getStatusLabel(Experiment.FAILED)]
 
             if (exp1['status'] in tier3_states) and (exp2['status'] in tier3_states):
-                return cmp(exp2['end_date'], exp1['end_date'])
+                return _cmp(exp2['end_date'], exp1['end_date'])
             elif (exp1['status'] in tier3_states) and (exp2['status'] not in tier3_states):
                 return -1
             elif (exp1['status'] not in tier3_states) and (exp2['status'] in tier3_states):
                 return 1
 
-            return cmp(exp1['start_date'], exp2['start_date'])
+            return _cmp(exp1['start_date'], exp2['start_date'])
 
         # Retrieve the experiments
         fields_to_return_original = self.get_serializer_fields(request)
@@ -140,8 +150,10 @@ class ListCreateExperimentsView(ListCreateContributionView):
         experiments = self.model.objects.from_author_and_public(request.user, author_name).select_related()
 
         serializer = self.get_serializer(experiments, many=True, fields=fields_to_return)
-        result = serializer.data
-        result.sort(_custom_compare)
+        if six.PY2:
+            result = sorted(serializer.data, cmp=_custom_compare)
+        else:
+            result = sorted(serializer.data, key=functools.cmp_to_key(_custom_compare))
 
         processed_result = []
         for experiment in result:
diff --git a/beat/web/experiments/models/experiment.py b/beat/web/experiments/models/experiment.py
index 60e589d7da04676bbb337ae09f93ad753e7bca62..d09485e832ccc399378f5f155037eb79ed10622a 100755
--- a/beat/web/experiments/models/experiment.py
+++ b/beat/web/experiments/models/experiment.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ from ...common.models import get_contribution_declaration_filename
 from ...common.models import get_contribution_description_filename
 from ...common.models import get_description
 from ...common.models import set_description
+from ...common.models import get_declaration
+from ...common.models import set_declaration
+from ...common.models import get_declaration_string
 from ...common import storage
 
 from ...common.exceptions import ShareError
@@ -749,23 +752,9 @@ class Experiment(Shareable):
 
     #_____ Properties __________
 
-    def set_declaration(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, dict):
-            value = simplejson.dumps(value, indent=4, cls=NumpyJSONEncoder)
-
-        storage.set_file_content(self, 'declaration_file', self.declaration_filename(), value)
-
-    def get_declaration(self):
-        return simplejson.loads(storage.get_file_content(self, 'declaration_file'))
-
-    declaration = property(get_declaration, set_declaration)
-
     description = property(get_description, set_description)
-
-
-    @property
-    def declaration_string(self):
-        return storage.get_file_content(self, 'declaration_file')
+    declaration = property(get_declaration, set_declaration)
+    declaration_string = property(beat.web.common.models.get_declaration_string)
 
 
     def schedule(self):
@@ -788,6 +777,6 @@ class Experiment(Shareable):
         author = username or self.author
         name = name or self.name
         xp, _, __ = Experiment.objects.create_experiment(author,
-                                                         self.toolchain, name, self.get_declaration(),
+                                                         self.toolchain, name, self.declaration,
                                                          self.short_description, self.description)
         return xp
diff --git a/beat/web/experiments/serializers.py b/beat/web/experiments/serializers.py
index c873f1e3cdc85dd9f40c562d309177adf5e166cf..fb6e31ef238339d88b454e15c2178a38ba25aae9 100755
--- a/beat/web/experiments/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/experiments/serializers.py
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ class ExperimentResultsSerializer(ShareableSerializer):
         return serializer.data
 
     def get_html_description(self, obj):
-        d = obj.description.decode('utf-8')
+        d = obj.description
         if len(d) > 0:
             return restructuredtext(d)
         return ''
 
     def get_description(self, obj):
-        return obj.description.decode('utf-8')
+        return obj.description
 
     def get_display_start_date(self, obj):
         if obj.start_date is None:
diff --git a/beat/web/navigation/templates/navigation/contact.html b/beat/web/navigation/templates/navigation/contact.html
index 8d0c4523150ffd86735abcba39533b806c646186..f4257e906461554db7b9a997e20a8d4233ab4aed 100644
--- a/beat/web/navigation/templates/navigation/contact.html
+++ b/beat/web/navigation/templates/navigation/contact.html
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
 
     <ul class="list-group">
 
-      <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="mailto:beat.support@idiap.ch">beat.support@idiap.ch</a></li>
+      <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <a href="mailto:beat.support@idiap.ch">Email for support questions</a></li>
+
+      <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fa fa-fire"></i> <a href="mailto:beat.security@idiap.ch">Email for security related issues</a></li>
 
       <li class="list-group-item"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> <a href="https://www.beat-eu.org">https://www.beat-eu.org</a></li>
 
diff --git a/beat/web/plotters/admin.py b/beat/web/plotters/admin.py
index 83d0dd6a3f9fbe8f02b24cf9c08e2a4f3c6f263e..d3f9cc85ca64f06e4761660de3b177ce18e75a5f 100644
--- a/beat/web/plotters/admin.py
+++ b/beat/web/plotters/admin.py
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@
 
 '''Administrative add-on for the extended Django User model'''
 
-import six
-
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django import forms
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+from django.utils import six
 
 from ..common.texts import Messages
 
@@ -134,7 +133,9 @@ class PlotterModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
         if 'declaration_file' in self.data and \
                 isinstance(self.data['declaration_file'], six.string_types):
-            self.data['declaration_file'] = ContentFile(self.data['declaration_file'], name='unsaved')
+            mutable_data = self.data.copy()
+            mutable_data['declaration_file'] = ContentFile(self.data['declaration_file'], name='unsaved')
+            self.data = mutable_data
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/beat/web/plotters/api.py b/beat/web/plotters/api.py
index 2dd32f4c16b2ccdf548901dc84f9f00b6b27e90e..48e283a44737846de146597b0ab9c0d4e2c1a51f 100644
--- a/beat/web/plotters/api.py
+++ b/beat/web/plotters/api.py
@@ -110,20 +110,13 @@ class ListPlotterParameterView(ListContributionView):
 
 class ListDefaultPlotterView(generics.ListAPIView):
     """
-    List all available plotters parameters
+    List all available plotters
     """
     model = DefaultPlotter
     serializer_class = DefaultPlotterSerializer
-    def list(self, request):
-        queryset = self.get_queryset()
-
-        serializer = DefaultPlotterSerializer(queryset, many=True, context={'request': request})
-
-        return Response(serializer.data)
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        queryset = DefaultPlotter.objects.all()
-        return queryset
+        return self.model.objects.all()
 
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/beat/web/plotters/serializers.py b/beat/web/plotters/serializers.py
index a3b0cb78f23b6cc4ed2f47667ed6c706f56881f2..6a8d5cb260f16ad0e16a29c6febd1b2482d31dc8 100644
--- a/beat/web/plotters/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/plotters/serializers.py
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ class PlotterParameterCreationFailedException(Exception):
     pass
 
 class PlotterParameterCreationSerializer(ContributionCreationSerializer):
+    data = serializers.JSONField(required=False)
 
     class Meta(ContributionCreationSerializer.Meta):
         model = PlotterParameter
@@ -223,10 +224,9 @@ class FullPlotterParameterSerializer(PlotterParameterAllSerializer):
 
     def get_plotters(self, obj):
         all_plotters = Plotter.objects.all()
-        serializer = FullPlotterSerializer
         results = {}
         for plotter in all_plotters.iterator():
-            serializer = FullPlotterSerializer(plotter, fields=['id', 'accessibility', 'modifiable', 'deletable', 'is_owner', 'name', 'fork_of', 'last_version', 'previous_version', 'short_description', 'description', 'version', 'creation_date', 'data', 'sample_data', 'declaration'])
+            serializer = FullPlotterSerializer(plotter, context=self.context, fields=['id', 'accessibility', 'modifiable', 'deletable', 'is_owner', 'name', 'fork_of', 'last_version', 'previous_version', 'short_description', 'description', 'version', 'creation_date', 'data', 'sample_data', 'declaration'])
             results[plotter.fullname()] = serializer.data
 
         return results
diff --git a/beat/web/plotters/views.py b/beat/web/plotters/views.py
index 286ab510b92b513926dfcae204482c110e4d0d69..6021c9315f457e2c90d93d38b45b8cdad26a5abc 100644
--- a/beat/web/plotters/views.py
+++ b/beat/web/plotters/views.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import os
 import itertools
 import base64
 import collections
-import six
 
 import logging
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 import simplejson
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidden, HttpResponseBadRequest
+from django.http import Http404
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.shortcuts import render
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from django.template import Context
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
+from django.utils import six
 
 from ..experiments.models import Experiment, Block, Result
 from ..dataformats.models import DataFormat
@@ -406,29 +407,28 @@ def plot_sample(request):
 
 
     # Collect the data for the plot, check compatibility
-    default = None
-
-    # check compatibility, fill up defaults
-    if default is None:
-        default = DefaultPlotter.objects.filter(plotter=final_plotter)
+    default = DefaultPlotter.objects.filter(plotter=final_plotter)
 
-        if not default and not final_plotter:
-            message = 'No plotter specified and no default for plot format %s' % final_plotter.fullname()
-            return HttpResponseBadRequest(message)
+    if not default.count() and not final_plotter:
+        message = 'No plotter specified and no default for plot format %s' % final_plotter.fullname()
+        return HttpResponseBadRequest(message)
 
+    # check compatibility, fill up defaults
+    if default.count():
         default = default[0] #get the first and only
 
         # set defaults, if specific values have not already been set
         if not final_plotter: final_plotter = default.plotter
+    else:
+        default = None
 
-        if corefmt is None: #loads it once
-            corefmt = final_plotter.core_format()
+    if corefmt is None: #loads it once
+        corefmt = final_plotter.core_format()
 
     ## loads the data, for that particular result
     parsed = simplejson.loads(use['sample_data'])
     sample_data = corefmt.type().from_dict(parsed, casting='unsafe')
 
-
     # checks the plotter is valid
     core_plotter = final_plotter.core()
     if not core_plotter.valid:
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def plot_sample(request):
 
     # resolves parameters, in order of priority
     final_parameters = {}
-    if default.parameter: #fills-up defaults for the type
+    if default and default.parameter: #fills-up defaults for the type
         final_parameters.update(simplejson.loads(default.parameter.data))
     if user_parameter: #fills-up defaults from the user set
         final_parameters.update(simplejson.loads(user_parameter.data))
diff --git a/beat/web/search/serializers.py b/beat/web/search/serializers.py
index cd82b03aa1908acf93f51d5cf2bbc0f334609f0a..429857f258eb3dc615b1f3e5f55d000fc124014b 100644
--- a/beat/web/search/serializers.py
+++ b/beat/web/search/serializers.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 from rest_framework import serializers
+from django.utils import six
 
 from ..common.serializers import VersionableSerializer
 from ..ui.templatetags.markup import restructuredtext
@@ -35,8 +36,6 @@ from .fields import DictListField
 
 import simplejson as json
 
-import six
-
 
 class SearchResultSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
diff --git a/beat/web/toolchains/views.py b/beat/web/toolchains/views.py
index 55ffa8b42527fd1df2c620eb2813f1f4e49d3bd3..5033ee8316e30bd360f01999a22b1d5c8c4c6d0e 100644
--- a/beat/web/toolchains/views.py
+++ b/beat/web/toolchains/views.py
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.db.models.functions import Coalesce
+from django.utils import six
 
 from .models import Toolchain
 from ..team.models import Team
 from ..reports.models import Report
 from ..common.texts import Messages
+from ..common.utils import ensure_string
 from ..ui.templatetags.markup import restructuredtext
 
 from beat.core import prototypes
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ def create(request, name=None):
 
         previous_version = previous_versions[0]
 
-        description = previous_version.description
+        description = ensure_string(previous_version.description)
 
         parameters['toolchain_version'] = previous_version.version + 1
         parameters['declaration']       = previous_version.declaration_string.replace('\n', '')
@@ -103,7 +105,8 @@ def fork(request, author, name, version):
                                 version=int(version)
                                )
 
-    description = fork_of.description
+    description = ensure_string(fork_of.description)
+    errors = ensure_string(fork_of.errors)
 
     parameters = {'toolchain_author':  request.user.username,
                   'toolchain_name':    name,
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ def fork(request, author, name, version):
                   'declaration':       fork_of.declaration_string.replace('\n', ''),
                   'short_description': fork_of.short_description,
                   'description':       description.replace('\n', '\\n'),
-                  'errors':            fork_of.errors.replace('\n', '\\n') if fork_of.errors is not None else '',
+                  'errors':            errors.replace('\n', '\\n'),
                   'edition':           False,
                   'messages':          Messages,
                  }
@@ -139,7 +142,8 @@ def edit(request, author, name, version):
                                   version=int(version)
                                  )
 
-    description = toolchain.description
+    description = ensure_string(toolchain.description)
+    errors = ensure_string(toolchain.errors)
 
     # Render the page
     return render(request,
@@ -151,7 +155,7 @@ def edit(request, author, name, version):
                    'short_description': toolchain.short_description,
                    'description':       description.replace('\n', '\\n'),
                    'html_description':  restructuredtext(description).replace('\n', ''),
-                   'errors':            toolchain.errors.replace('\n', '\\n') if toolchain.errors is not None else '',
+                   'errors':            errors.replace('\n', '\\n'),
                    'edition':           True,
                    'messages':          Messages,
                   })
diff --git a/beat/web/ui/templatetags/gravatar.py b/beat/web/ui/templatetags/gravatar.py
index b7b2876a1da5dd880f6aa0551789d0872eebd8a5..87566080d115541ce979c3939788849f8ceacf29 100644
--- a/beat/web/ui/templatetags/gravatar.py
+++ b/beat/web/ui/templatetags/gravatar.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django import template
 from django.template.defaultfilters import stringfilter
+from django.utils import six
 
 import hashlib
-import six
 
 
 register = template.Library()
diff --git a/beat/web/utils/management/commands/list_active_users.py b/beat/web/utils/management/commands/list_active_users.py
index df3ffd28e9adcafb9fa80fe92a4a398f67c228a4..2ee07a79b3aa46ce928ea016b0dda05f01303cdb 100644
--- a/beat/web/utils/management/commands/list_active_users.py
+++ b/beat/web/utils/management/commands/list_active_users.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 
 
-from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
 from django.utils import timezone