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-rw-r--r--.travis.yml10
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/1491.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3423.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3632.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3633.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3647.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3654.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3655.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3658.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3662.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3664.feature1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3676.bugfix1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3678.misc1
-rw-r--r--changelog.d/3679.misc1
-rw-r--r--contrib/grafana/synapse.json24
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/auth.py18
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/constants.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/api/errors.py25
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/client_reader.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/event_creator.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_reader.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/federation_sender.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py2
-rwxr-xr-xsynapse/app/homeserver.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/media_repository.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/app/user_dir.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/logger.py3
-rw-r--r--synapse/config/server.py11
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/context_factory.py86
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/keyclient.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/crypto/keyring.py4
-rw-r--r--synapse/event_auth.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_client.py38
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/federation_server.py29
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/client.py5
-rw-r--r--synapse/federation/transport/server.py71
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/appservice.py10
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/auth.py17
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/device.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/federation.py15
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/message.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/pagination.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/presence.py7
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/read_marker.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/register.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_list.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_member.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py41
-rw-r--r--synapse/handlers/sync.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/client.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/endpoint.py12
-rw-r--r--synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/metrics/__init__.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/notifier.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/push/mailer.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/http/_base.py215
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/http/membership.py292
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/http/send_event.py110
-rw-r--r--synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/client/transactions.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/state.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/__init__.py28
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/client_ips.py9
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/events.py13
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py201
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/prepare_database.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/roommember.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/schema/delta/51/monthly_active_users.sql27
-rw-r--r--synapse/storage/state.py33
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/async_helpers.py (renamed from synapse/util/async.py)111
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/caches/snapshot_cache.py2
-rw-r--r--synapse/util/logcontext.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/__init__.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_auth.py114
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_filtering.py358
-rw-r--r--tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/appservice/test_appservice.py86
-rw-r--r--tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py28
-rw-r--r--tests/config/test_generate.py38
-rw-r--r--tests/config/test_load.py38
-rw-r--r--tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py19
-rw-r--r--tests/crypto/test_keyring.py49
-rw-r--r--tests/events/test_utils.py135
-rw-r--r--tests/federation/test_federation_server.py26
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_appservice.py39
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_auth.py26
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_device.py100
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_directory.py23
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py99
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_presence.py216
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_profile.py26
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_register.py85
-rw-r--r--tests/handlers/test_typing.py230
-rw-r--r--tests/http/test_endpoint.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py14
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py105
-rw-r--r--tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py34
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py15
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py34
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py43
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py3
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py48
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py76
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py24
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py25
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py6
-rw-r--r--tests/server.py34
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test__base.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test__init__.py65
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_appservice.py175
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_background_update.py21
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_base.py46
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_client_ips.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_devices.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_directory.py24
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py64
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_event_federation.py41
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py80
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_keys.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py117
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_presence.py71
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_profile.py20
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_redaction.py70
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_registration.py40
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_room.py51
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_roommember.py31
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_state.py253
-rw-r--r--tests/storage/test_user_directory.py42
-rw-r--r--tests/test_distributor.py10
-rw-r--r--tests/test_dns.py22
-rw-r--r--tests/test_event_auth.py98
-rw-r--r--tests/test_federation.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_preview.py55
-rw-r--r--tests/test_server.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/test_state.py245
-rw-r--r--tests/test_test_utils.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_types.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/test_visibility.py147
-rw-r--r--tests/unittest.py7
-rw-r--r--tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py46
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_dict_cache.py19
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_file_consumer.py5
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_linearizer.py9
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_logcontext.py14
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_lrucache.py2
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_rwlock.py11
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py1
-rw-r--r--tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py13
-rw-r--r--tests/utils.py223
-rw-r--r--tox.ini20
163 files changed, 3337 insertions, 2906 deletions
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b34b17af75..318701c9f8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ before_script:
   - git remote set-branches --add origin develop
   - git fetch origin develop
 
+services:
+  - postgresql
+
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   include:
@@ -20,6 +23,9 @@ matrix:
   - python: 2.7
     env: TOX_ENV=py27
 
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=py27-postgres TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 4"
+
   - python: 3.6
     env: TOX_ENV=py36
 
@@ -29,6 +35,10 @@ matrix:
   - python: 3.6
     env: TOX_ENV=check-newsfragment
 
+  allow_failures:
+  - python: 2.7
+    env: TOX_ENV=py27-postgres TRIAL_FLAGS="-j 4"
+
 install:
   - pip install tox
 
diff --git a/changelog.d/1491.feature b/changelog.d/1491.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77b6d6ca09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1491.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add support for the SNI extension to federation TLS connections
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/changelog.d/3423.misc b/changelog.d/3423.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51768c6d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3423.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The test suite now can run under PostgreSQL.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3632.misc b/changelog.d/3632.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d64bbe83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3632.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Refactor HTTP replication endpoints to reduce code duplication
diff --git a/changelog.d/3633.feature b/changelog.d/3633.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8007a04840
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3633.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add ability to limit number of monthly active users on the server
diff --git a/changelog.d/3647.misc b/changelog.d/3647.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbc66dae60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3647.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Tests now correctly execute on Python 3.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3654.feature b/changelog.d/3654.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35c95580bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3654.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Basic support for room versioning
diff --git a/changelog.d/3655.feature b/changelog.d/3655.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1134e549e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3655.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ability to disable client/server Synapse via conf toggle
diff --git a/changelog.d/3658.bugfix b/changelog.d/3658.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..556011a150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3658.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix occasional glitches in the synapse_event_persisted_position metric
diff --git a/changelog.d/3662.feature b/changelog.d/3662.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daacef086d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3662.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ability to whitelist specific threepids against monthly active user limiting
diff --git a/changelog.d/3664.feature b/changelog.d/3664.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..184dde9939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3664.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add some metrics for the appservice and federation event sending loops
diff --git a/changelog.d/3676.bugfix b/changelog.d/3676.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b23a2773a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3676.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make the tests pass on Twisted < 18.7.0
diff --git a/changelog.d/3678.misc b/changelog.d/3678.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d7c8da64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3678.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Rename synapse.util.async to synapse.util.async_helpers to mitigate async becoming a keyword on Python 3.7.
diff --git a/changelog.d/3679.misc b/changelog.d/3679.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1de0a0f2b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3679.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Synapse's tests are now formatted with the black autoformatter.
diff --git a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
index 94a1de58f4..c58612594a 100644
--- a/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
+++ b/contrib/grafana/synapse.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
   "gnetId": null,
   "graphTooltip": 0,
   "id": null,
-  "iteration": 1533026624326,
+  "iteration": 1533598785368,
   "links": [
     {
       "asDropdown": true,
@@ -4629,7 +4629,7 @@
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 0,
-            "y": 11
+            "y": 29
           },
           "id": 67,
           "legend": {
@@ -4655,11 +4655,11 @@
           "steppedLine": false,
           "targets": [
             {
-              "expr": " synapse_event_persisted_position{instance=\"$instance\"} - ignoring(index, job, name) group_right(instance) synapse_event_processing_positions{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
+              "expr": " synapse_event_persisted_position{instance=\"$instance\",job=\"synapse\"}  - ignoring(index, job, name) group_right() synapse_event_processing_positions{instance=\"$instance\",job=~\"$job\",index=~\"$index\"}",
               "format": "time_series",
               "interval": "",
               "intervalFactor": 1,
-              "legendFormat": "{{job}}-{{index}}",
+              "legendFormat": "{{job}}-{{index}} ",
               "refId": "A"
             }
           ],
@@ -4697,7 +4697,11 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         },
         {
           "aliasColors": {},
@@ -4710,7 +4714,7 @@
             "h": 9,
             "w": 12,
             "x": 12,
-            "y": 11
+            "y": 29
           },
           "id": 71,
           "legend": {
@@ -4778,7 +4782,11 @@
               "min": null,
               "show": true
             }
-          ]
+          ],
+          "yaxis": {
+            "align": false,
+            "alignLevel": null
+          }
         }
       ],
       "title": "Event processing loop positions",
@@ -4957,5 +4965,5 @@
   "timezone": "",
   "title": "Synapse",
   "uid": "000000012",
-  "version": 125
+  "version": 127
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index 5bbbe8e2e7..9c62ec4374 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                 default=[b""]
             )[0]
             if user and access_token and ip_addr:
-                self.store.insert_client_ip(
+                yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
                     user_id=user.to_string(),
                     access_token=access_token,
                     ip=ip_addr,
@@ -773,3 +773,19 @@ class Auth(object):
             raise AuthError(
                 403, "Guest access not allowed", errcode=Codes.GUEST_ACCESS_FORBIDDEN
             )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def check_auth_blocking(self):
+        """Checks if the user should be rejected for some external reason,
+        such as monthly active user limiting or global disable flag
+        """
+        if self.hs.config.hs_disabled:
+            raise AuthError(
+                403, self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message, errcode=Codes.HS_DISABLED
+            )
+        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
+            current_mau = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+            if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
+                raise AuthError(
+                    403, "MAU Limit Exceeded", errcode=Codes.MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
+                )
diff --git a/synapse/api/constants.py b/synapse/api/constants.py
index 4df930c8d1..b0da506f6d 100644
--- a/synapse/api/constants.py
+++ b/synapse/api/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
 # Copyright 2017 Vector Creations Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -94,3 +95,11 @@ class RoomCreationPreset(object):
 class ThirdPartyEntityKind(object):
     USER = "user"
     LOCATION = "location"
+
+
+# the version we will give rooms which are created on this server
+DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION = "1"
+
+# vdh-test-version is a placeholder to get room versioning support working and tested
+# until we have a working v2.
+KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS = {"1", "vdh-test-version"}
diff --git a/synapse/api/errors.py b/synapse/api/errors.py
index b41d595059..dc3bed5fcb 100644
--- a/synapse/api/errors.py
+++ b/synapse/api/errors.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright 2014-2016 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd.
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -56,6 +57,9 @@ class Codes(object):
     CONSENT_NOT_GIVEN = "M_CONSENT_NOT_GIVEN"
     CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM = "M_CANNOT_LEAVE_SERVER_NOTICE_ROOM"
     MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED = "M_MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED"
+    HS_DISABLED = "M_HS_DISABLED"
+    UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION = "M_UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION"
+    INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION = "M_INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION"
 
 
 class CodeMessageException(RuntimeError):
@@ -285,6 +289,27 @@ class LimitExceededError(SynapseError):
         )
 
 
+class IncompatibleRoomVersionError(SynapseError):
+    """A server is trying to join a room whose version it does not support."""
+
+    def __init__(self, room_version):
+        super(IncompatibleRoomVersionError, self).__init__(
+            code=400,
+            msg="Your homeserver does not support the features required to "
+                "join this room",
+            errcode=Codes.INCOMPATIBLE_ROOM_VERSION,
+        )
+
+        self._room_version = room_version
+
+    def error_dict(self):
+        return cs_error(
+            self.msg,
+            self.errcode,
+            room_version=self._room_version,
+        )
+
+
 def cs_error(msg, code=Codes.UNKNOWN, **kwargs):
     """ Utility method for constructing an error response for client-server
     interactions.
diff --git a/synapse/app/client_reader.py b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
index e2c91123db..6b77aec832 100644
--- a/synapse/app/client_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/client_reader.py
@@ -168,11 +168,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ss = ClientReaderServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/event_creator.py b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
index 374f115644..a385793dd4 100644
--- a/synapse/app/event_creator.py
+++ b/synapse/app/event_creator.py
@@ -174,11 +174,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ss = EventCreatorServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index 7af00b8bcf..57d96c13a2 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -143,11 +143,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ss = FederationReaderServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
index 18469013fa..7bbf0ad082 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_sender.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import TransactionStore
 from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
@@ -186,11 +186,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     config.send_federation = True
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ps = FederationSenderServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
index b5f78f4640..671fbbcb2a 100644
--- a/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
+++ b/synapse/app/frontend_proxy.py
@@ -208,11 +208,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ss = FrontendProxyServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index fba51c26e8..37a9b126a5 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ def setup(config_options):
     events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
     config.database_config["args"]["cp_openfun"] = database_engine.on_new_connection
@@ -346,6 +347,7 @@ def setup(config_options):
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
@@ -519,17 +521,26 @@ def run(hs):
     # table will decrease
     clock.looping_call(generate_user_daily_visit_stats, 5 * 60 * 1000)
 
+    # monthly active user limiting functionality
+    clock.looping_call(
+        hs.get_datastore().reap_monthly_active_users, 1000 * 60 * 60
+    )
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def generate_monthly_active_users():
         count = 0
         if hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau:
-            count = yield hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users()
+            count = yield hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count()
         current_mau_gauge.set(float(count))
         max_mau_value_gauge.set(float(hs.config.max_mau_value))
 
+    hs.get_datastore().initialise_reserved_users(
+        hs.config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids
+    )
     generate_monthly_active_users()
     if hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau:
         clock.looping_call(generate_monthly_active_users, 5 * 60 * 1000)
+    # End of monthly active user settings
 
     if hs.config.report_stats:
         logger.info("Scheduling stats reporting for 3 hour intervals")
diff --git a/synapse/app/media_repository.py b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
index 749bbf37d0..1423056732 100644
--- a/synapse/app/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/app/media_repository.py
@@ -155,11 +155,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ss = MediaRepositoryServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/app/user_dir.py b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
index 637a89530a..cb78de8834 100644
--- a/synapse/app/user_dir.py
+++ b/synapse/app/user_dir.py
@@ -214,11 +214,13 @@ def start(config_options):
     config.update_user_directory = True
 
     tls_server_context_factory = context_factory.ServerContextFactory(config)
+    tls_client_options_factory = context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory(config)
 
     ps = UserDirectoryServer(
         config.server_name,
         db_config=config.database_config,
         tls_server_context_factory=tls_server_context_factory,
+        tls_client_options_factory=tls_client_options_factory,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
         database_engine=database_engine,
diff --git a/synapse/config/logger.py b/synapse/config/logger.py
index a87b11a1df..cfc20dcccf 100644
--- a/synapse/config/logger.py
+++ b/synapse/config/logger.py
@@ -193,9 +193,8 @@ def setup_logging(config, use_worker_options=False):
 
         def sighup(signum, stack):
             # it might be better to use a file watcher or something for this.
-            logging.info("Reloading log config from %s due to SIGHUP",
-                         log_config)
             load_log_config()
+            logging.info("Reloaded log config from %s due to SIGHUP", log_config)
 
         load_log_config()
 
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 6a471a0a5e..3b078d72ca 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -69,12 +69,19 @@ class ServerConfig(Config):
 
         # Options to control access by tracking MAU
         self.limit_usage_by_mau = config.get("limit_usage_by_mau", False)
+        self.max_mau_value = 0
         if self.limit_usage_by_mau:
             self.max_mau_value = config.get(
                 "max_mau_value", 0,
             )
-        else:
-            self.max_mau_value = 0
+        self.mau_limits_reserved_threepids = config.get(
+            "mau_limit_reserved_threepids", []
+        )
+
+        # Options to disable HS
+        self.hs_disabled = config.get("hs_disabled", False)
+        self.hs_disabled_message = config.get("hs_disabled_message", "")
+
         # FIXME: federation_domain_whitelist needs sytests
         self.federation_domain_whitelist = None
         federation_domain_whitelist = config.get(
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/context_factory.py b/synapse/crypto/context_factory.py
index a1e1d0d33a..1a391adec1 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/context_factory.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/context_factory.py
@@ -11,19 +11,22 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-
 import logging
 
+from zope.interface import implementer
+
 from OpenSSL import SSL, crypto
-from twisted.internet import ssl
 from twisted.internet._sslverify import _defaultCurveName
+from twisted.internet.interfaces import IOpenSSLClientConnectionCreator
+from twisted.internet.ssl import CertificateOptions, ContextFactory
+from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class ServerContextFactory(ssl.ContextFactory):
+class ServerContextFactory(ContextFactory):
     """Factory for PyOpenSSL SSL contexts that are used to handle incoming
-    connections and to make connections to remote servers."""
+    connections."""
 
     def __init__(self, config):
         self._context = SSL.Context(SSL.SSLv23_METHOD)
@@ -48,3 +51,78 @@ class ServerContextFactory(ssl.ContextFactory):
 
     def getContext(self):
         return self._context
+
+
+def _idnaBytes(text):
+    """
+    Convert some text typed by a human into some ASCII bytes. This is a
+    copy of twisted.internet._idna._idnaBytes. For documentation, see the
+    twisted documentation.
+    """
+    try:
+        import idna
+    except ImportError:
+        return text.encode("idna")
+    else:
+        return idna.encode(text)
+
+
+def _tolerateErrors(wrapped):
+    """
+    Wrap up an info_callback for pyOpenSSL so that if something goes wrong
+    the error is immediately logged and the connection is dropped if possible.
+    This is a copy of twisted.internet._sslverify._tolerateErrors. For
+    documentation, see the twisted documentation.
+    """
+
+    def infoCallback(connection, where, ret):
+        try:
+            return wrapped(connection, where, ret)
+        except:  # noqa: E722, taken from the twisted implementation
+            f = Failure()
+            logger.exception("Error during info_callback")
+            connection.get_app_data().failVerification(f)
+
+    return infoCallback
+
+
+@implementer(IOpenSSLClientConnectionCreator)
+class ClientTLSOptions(object):
+    """
+    Client creator for TLS without certificate identity verification. This is a
+    copy of twisted.internet._sslverify.ClientTLSOptions with the identity
+    verification left out. For documentation, see the twisted documentation.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, hostname, ctx):
+        self._ctx = ctx
+        self._hostname = hostname
+        self._hostnameBytes = _idnaBytes(hostname)
+        ctx.set_info_callback(
+            _tolerateErrors(self._identityVerifyingInfoCallback)
+        )
+
+    def clientConnectionForTLS(self, tlsProtocol):
+        context = self._ctx
+        connection = SSL.Connection(context, None)
+        connection.set_app_data(tlsProtocol)
+        return connection
+
+    def _identityVerifyingInfoCallback(self, connection, where, ret):
+        if where & SSL.SSL_CB_HANDSHAKE_START:
+            connection.set_tlsext_host_name(self._hostnameBytes)
+
+
+class ClientTLSOptionsFactory(object):
+    """Factory for Twisted ClientTLSOptions that are used to make connections
+    to remote servers for federation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, config):
+        # We don't use config options yet
+        pass
+
+    def get_options(self, host):
+        return ClientTLSOptions(
+            host.decode('utf-8'),
+            CertificateOptions(verify=False).getContext()
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyclient.py b/synapse/crypto/keyclient.py
index 668b4f517d..c20a32096a 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyclient.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyclient.py
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ KEY_API_V1 = b"/_matrix/key/v1/"
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
-def fetch_server_key(server_name, ssl_context_factory, path=KEY_API_V1):
+def fetch_server_key(server_name, tls_client_options_factory, path=KEY_API_V1):
     """Fetch the keys for a remote server."""
 
     factory = SynapseKeyClientFactory()
     factory.path = path
     factory.host = server_name
     endpoint = matrix_federation_endpoint(
-        reactor, server_name, ssl_context_factory, timeout=30
+        reactor, server_name, tls_client_options_factory, timeout=30
     )
 
     for i in range(5):
diff --git a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
index e95b9fb43e..30e2742102 100644
--- a/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
+++ b/synapse/crypto/keyring.py
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ class Keyring(object):
                 continue
 
             (response, tls_certificate) = yield fetch_server_key(
-                server_name, self.hs.tls_server_context_factory,
+                server_name, self.hs.tls_client_options_factory,
                 path=(b"/_matrix/key/v2/server/%s" % (
                     urllib.quote(requested_key_id),
                 )).encode("ascii"),
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class Keyring(object):
         # Try to fetch the key from the remote server.
 
         (response, tls_certificate) = yield fetch_server_key(
-            server_name, self.hs.tls_server_context_factory
+            server_name, self.hs.tls_client_options_factory
         )
 
         # Check the response.
diff --git a/synapse/event_auth.py b/synapse/event_auth.py
index b32f64e729..6baeccca38 100644
--- a/synapse/event_auth.py
+++ b/synapse/event_auth.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes
 from signedjson.sign import SignatureVerifyException, verify_signed_json
 from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules, Membership
+from synapse.api.constants import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, EventTypes, JoinRules, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, EventSizeError, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import UserID, get_domain_from_id
 
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ def check(event, auth_events, do_sig_check=True, do_size_check=True):
                 403,
                 "Creation event's room_id domain does not match sender's"
             )
+
+        room_version = event.content.get("room_version", "1")
+        if room_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
+            raise AuthError(
+                403,
+                "room appears to have unsupported version %s" % (
+                    room_version,
+                ))
         # FIXME
         logger.debug("Allowing! %s", event)
         return
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
index 7550e11b6e..c9f3c2d352 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_client.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from prometheus_client import Counter
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.constants import Membership
+from synapse.api.constants import KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS, EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     CodeMessageException,
     FederationDeniedError,
@@ -518,10 +518,10 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
                     description, destination, exc_info=1,
                 )
 
-        raise RuntimeError("Failed to %s via any server", description)
+        raise RuntimeError("Failed to %s via any server" % (description, ))
 
     def make_membership_event(self, destinations, room_id, user_id, membership,
-                              content={},):
+                              content, params):
         """
         Creates an m.room.member event, with context, without participating in the room.
 
@@ -537,8 +537,10 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             user_id (str): The user whose membership is being evented.
             membership (str): The "membership" property of the event. Must be
                 one of "join" or "leave".
-            content (object): Any additional data to put into the content field
+            content (dict): Any additional data to put into the content field
                 of the event.
+            params (dict[str, str|Iterable[str]]): Query parameters to include in the
+                request.
         Return:
             Deferred: resolves to a tuple of (origin (str), event (object))
             where origin is the remote homeserver which generated the event.
@@ -558,10 +560,12 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def send_request(destination):
             ret = yield self.transport_layer.make_membership_event(
-                destination, room_id, user_id, membership
+                destination, room_id, user_id, membership, params,
             )
 
-            pdu_dict = ret["event"]
+            pdu_dict = ret.get("event", None)
+            if not isinstance(pdu_dict, dict):
+                raise InvalidResponseError("Bad 'event' field in response")
 
             logger.debug("Got response to make_%s: %s", membership, pdu_dict)
 
@@ -605,6 +609,26 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             Fails with a ``RuntimeError`` if no servers were reachable.
         """
 
+        def check_authchain_validity(signed_auth_chain):
+            for e in signed_auth_chain:
+                if e.type == EventTypes.Create:
+                    create_event = e
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise InvalidResponseError(
+                    "no %s in auth chain" % (EventTypes.Create,),
+                )
+
+            # the room version should be sane.
+            room_version = create_event.content.get("room_version", "1")
+            if room_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
+                # This shouldn't be possible, because the remote server should have
+                # rejected the join attempt during make_join.
+                raise InvalidResponseError(
+                    "room appears to have unsupported version %s" % (
+                        room_version,
+                    ))
+
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def send_request(destination):
             time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
@@ -661,7 +685,7 @@ class FederationClient(FederationBase):
             for s in signed_state:
                 s.internal_metadata = copy.deepcopy(s.internal_metadata)
 
-            auth_chain.sort(key=lambda e: e.depth)
+            check_authchain_validity(signed_auth)
 
             defer.returnValue({
                 "state": signed_state,
diff --git a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
index bf89d568af..a23136784a 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/federation_server.py
@@ -27,14 +27,20 @@ from twisted.internet.abstract import isIPAddress
 from twisted.python import failure
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, FederationError, NotFoundError, SynapseError
+from synapse.api.errors import (
+    AuthError,
+    FederationError,
+    IncompatibleRoomVersionError,
+    NotFoundError,
+    SynapseError,
+)
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import compute_event_signature
 from synapse.federation.federation_base import FederationBase, event_from_pdu_json
 from synapse.federation.persistence import TransactionActions
 from synapse.federation.units import Edu, Transaction
 from synapse.http.endpoint import parse_server_name
 from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util import async
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer, concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 
@@ -61,8 +67,8 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
         self.auth = hs.get_auth()
         self.handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
 
-        self._server_linearizer = async.Linearizer("fed_server")
-        self._transaction_linearizer = async.Linearizer("fed_txn_handler")
+        self._server_linearizer = Linearizer("fed_server")
+        self._transaction_linearizer = Linearizer("fed_txn_handler")
 
         self.transaction_actions = TransactionActions(self.store)
 
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
                         event_id, f.getTraceback().rstrip(),
                     )
 
-        yield async.concurrently_execute(
+        yield concurrently_execute(
             process_pdus_for_room, pdus_by_room.keys(),
             TRANSACTION_CONCURRENCY_LIMIT,
         )
@@ -323,12 +329,21 @@ class FederationServer(FederationBase):
         defer.returnValue((200, resp))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id):
+    def on_make_join_request(self, origin, room_id, user_id, supported_versions):
         origin_host, _ = parse_server_name(origin)
         yield self.check_server_matches_acl(origin_host, room_id)
+
+        room_version = yield self.store.get_room_version(room_id)
+        if room_version not in supported_versions:
+            logger.warn("Room version %s not in %s", room_version, supported_versions)
+            raise IncompatibleRoomVersionError(room_version=room_version)
+
         pdu = yield self.handler.on_make_join_request(room_id, user_id)
         time_now = self._clock.time_msec()
-        defer.returnValue({"event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now)})
+        defer.returnValue({
+            "event": pdu.get_pdu_json(time_now),
+            "room_version": room_version,
+        })
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def on_invite_request(self, origin, content):
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
index 78f9d40a3a..f603c8a368 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transaction_queue.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from synapse.api.errors import FederationDeniedError, HttpResponseException
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state, get_interested_remotes
 from synapse.metrics import (
     LaterGauge,
+    event_processing_loop_counter,
+    event_processing_loop_room_count,
     events_processed_counter,
     sent_edus_counter,
     sent_transactions_counter,
@@ -253,7 +255,13 @@ class TransactionQueue(object):
                     synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.labels(
                         "federation_sender").set(ts)
 
-                events_processed_counter.inc(len(events))
+                    events_processed_counter.inc(len(events))
+
+                    event_processing_loop_room_count.labels(
+                        "federation_sender"
+                    ).inc(len(events_by_room))
+
+                event_processing_loop_counter.labels("federation_sender").inc()
 
                 synapse.metrics.event_processing_positions.labels(
                     "federation_sender").set(next_token)
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
index 4529d454af..b4fbe2c9d5 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/client.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     @log_function
-    def make_membership_event(self, destination, room_id, user_id, membership):
+    def make_membership_event(self, destination, room_id, user_id, membership, params):
         """Asks a remote server to build and sign us a membership event
 
         Note that this does not append any events to any graphs.
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
             room_id (str): room to join/leave
             user_id (str): user to be joined/left
             membership (str): one of join/leave
+            params (dict[str, str|Iterable[str]]): Query parameters to include in the
+                request.
 
         Returns:
             Deferred: Succeeds when we get a 2xx HTTP response. The result
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ class TransportLayerClient(object):
         content = yield self.client.get_json(
             destination=destination,
             path=path,
+            args=params,
             retry_on_dns_fail=retry_on_dns_fail,
             timeout=20000,
             ignore_backoff=ignore_backoff,
diff --git a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
index eae5f2b427..77969a4f38 100644
--- a/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
+++ b/synapse/federation/transport/server.py
@@ -190,6 +190,41 @@ def _parse_auth_header(header_bytes):
 
 
 class BaseFederationServlet(object):
+    """Abstract base class for federation servlet classes.
+
+    The servlet object should have a PATH attribute which takes the form of a regexp to
+    match against the request path (excluding the /federation/v1 prefix).
+
+    The servlet should also implement one or more of on_GET, on_POST, on_PUT, to match
+    the appropriate HTTP method. These methods have the signature:
+
+        on_<METHOD>(self, origin, content, query, **kwargs)
+
+        With arguments:
+
+            origin (unicode|None): The authenticated server_name of the calling server,
+                unless REQUIRE_AUTH is set to False and authentication failed.
+
+            content (unicode|None): decoded json body of the request. None if the
+                request was a GET.
+
+            query (dict[bytes, list[bytes]]): Query params from the request. url-decoded
+                (ie, '+' and '%xx' are decoded) but note that it is *not* utf8-decoded
+                yet.
+
+            **kwargs (dict[unicode, unicode]): the dict mapping keys to path
+                components as specified in the path match regexp.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[(int, object)|None]: either (response code, response object) to
+                 return a JSON response, or None if the request has already been handled.
+
+        Raises:
+            SynapseError: to return an error code
+
+            Exception: other exceptions will be caught, logged, and a 500 will be
+                returned.
+    """
     REQUIRE_AUTH = True
 
     def __init__(self, handler, authenticator, ratelimiter, server_name):
@@ -204,6 +239,18 @@ class BaseFederationServlet(object):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         @functools.wraps(func)
         def new_func(request, *args, **kwargs):
+            """ A callback which can be passed to HttpServer.RegisterPaths
+
+            Args:
+                request (twisted.web.http.Request):
+                *args: unused?
+                **kwargs (dict[unicode, unicode]): the dict mapping keys to path
+                    components as specified in the path match regexp.
+
+            Returns:
+                Deferred[(int, object)|None]: (response code, response object) as returned
+                    by the callback method. None if the request has already been handled.
+            """
             content = None
             if request.method in ["PUT", "POST"]:
                 # TODO: Handle other method types? other content types?
@@ -384,9 +431,31 @@ class FederationMakeJoinServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
     PATH = "/make_join/(?P<context>[^/]*)/(?P<user_id>[^/]*)"
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_GET(self, origin, content, query, context, user_id):
+    def on_GET(self, origin, _content, query, context, user_id):
+        """
+        Args:
+            origin (unicode): The authenticated server_name of the calling server
+
+            _content (None): (GETs don't have bodies)
+
+            query (dict[bytes, list[bytes]]): Query params from the request.
+
+            **kwargs (dict[unicode, unicode]): the dict mapping keys to path
+                components as specified in the path match regexp.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[(int, object)|None]: either (response code, response object) to
+                 return a JSON response, or None if the request has already been handled.
+        """
+        versions = query.get(b'ver')
+        if versions is not None:
+            supported_versions = [v.decode("utf-8") for v in versions]
+        else:
+            supported_versions = ["1"]
+
         content = yield self.handler.on_make_join_request(
             origin, context, user_id,
+            supported_versions=supported_versions,
         )
         defer.returnValue((200, content))
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
index ee41aed69e..f0f89af7dc 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/appservice.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import synapse
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
+from synapse.metrics import (
+    event_processing_loop_counter,
+    event_processing_loop_room_count,
+)
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
@@ -136,6 +140,12 @@ class ApplicationServicesHandler(object):
 
                     events_processed_counter.inc(len(events))
 
+                    event_processing_loop_room_count.labels(
+                        "appservice_sender"
+                    ).inc(len(events_by_room))
+
+                    event_processing_loop_counter.labels("appservice_sender").inc()
+
                     synapse.metrics.event_processing_lag.labels(
                         "appservice_sender").set(now - ts)
                     synapse.metrics.event_processing_last_ts.labels(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/auth.py b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
index 184eef09d0..7ea8ce9f94 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/auth.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         """
         logger.info("Logging in user %s on device %s", user_id, device_id)
         access_token = yield self.issue_access_token(user_id, device_id)
-        yield self._check_mau_limits()
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
 
         # the device *should* have been registered before we got here; however,
         # it's possible we raced against a DELETE operation. The thing we
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(self, login_token):
-        yield self._check_mau_limits()
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
         auth_api = self.hs.get_auth()
         user_id = None
         try:
@@ -907,19 +907,6 @@ class AuthHandler(BaseHandler):
         else:
             return defer.succeed(False)
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _check_mau_limits(self):
-        """
-        Ensure that if mau blocking is enabled that invalid users cannot
-        log in.
-        """
-        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
-            current_mau = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-            if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
-                raise AuthError(
-                    403, "MAU Limit Exceeded", errcode=Codes.MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
-                )
-
 
 @attr.s
 class MacaroonGenerator(object):
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/device.py b/synapse/handlers/device.py
index 2d44f15da3..9e017116a9 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/device.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/device.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import FederationDeniedError
 from synapse.types import RoomStreamToken, get_domain_from_id
 from synapse.util import stringutils
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.metrics import measure_func
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/federation.py b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
index 533b82c783..2380d17f4e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/federation.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/federation.py
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership, RejectedReason
+from synapse.api.constants import (
+    KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
+    EventTypes,
+    Membership,
+    RejectedReason,
+)
 from synapse.api.errors import (
     AuthError,
     CodeMessageException,
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
 from synapse.state import resolve_events_with_factory
 from synapse.types import UserID, get_domain_from_id
 from synapse.util import logcontext, unwrapFirstError
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room
 from synapse.util.frozenutils import unfreeze
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
@@ -922,6 +927,9 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
             joinee,
             "join",
             content,
+            params={
+                "ver": KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
+            },
         )
 
         # This shouldn't happen, because the RoomMemberHandler has a
@@ -1187,13 +1195,14 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _make_and_verify_event(self, target_hosts, room_id, user_id, membership,
-                               content={},):
+                               content={}, params=None):
         origin, pdu = yield self.federation_client.make_membership_event(
             target_hosts,
             room_id,
             user_id,
             membership,
             content,
+            params=params,
         )
 
         logger.debug("Got response to make_%s: %s", membership, pdu)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index 40e7580a61..1fb17fd9a5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
 from synapse.streams.config import PaginationConfig
 from synapse.types import StreamToken, UserID
 from synapse.util import unwrapFirstError
-from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.snapshot_cache import SnapshotCache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 39d7724778..01a362360e 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ from synapse.api.urls import ConsentURIBuilder
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import add_hashes_and_signatures
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.events.validator import EventValidator
-from synapse.replication.http.send_event import send_event_to_master
+from synapse.replication.http.send_event import ReplicationSendEventRestServlet
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias, UserID
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.frozenutils import frozendict_json_encoder
 from synapse.util.logcontext import run_in_background
 from synapse.util.metrics import measure_func
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         self.notifier = hs.get_notifier()
         self.config = hs.config
 
-        self.http_client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+        self.send_event_to_master = ReplicationSendEventRestServlet.make_client(hs)
 
         # This is only used to get at ratelimit function, and maybe_kick_guest_users
         self.base_handler = BaseHandler(hs)
@@ -559,12 +559,9 @@ class EventCreationHandler(object):
         try:
             # If we're a worker we need to hit out to the master.
             if self.config.worker_app:
-                yield send_event_to_master(
-                    clock=self.hs.get_clock(),
+                yield self.send_event_to_master(
+                    event_id=event.event_id,
                     store=self.store,
-                    client=self.http_client,
-                    host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-                    port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
                     requester=requester,
                     event=event,
                     context=context,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
index b2849783ed..a97d43550f 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/pagination.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from synapse.api.constants import Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.events.utils import serialize_event
 from synapse.types import RoomStreamToken
-from synapse.util.async import ReadWriteLock
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ReadWriteLock
 from synapse.util.logcontext import run_in_background
 from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/presence.py b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
index 3732830194..3671d24f60 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/presence.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/presence.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 from synapse.storage.presence import UserPresenceState
 from synapse.types import UserID, get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.logcontext import run_in_background
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         Args:
             hs (synapse.server.HomeServer):
         """
+        self.hs = hs
         self.is_mine = hs.is_mine
         self.is_mine_id = hs.is_mine_id
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -230,6 +231,10 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
         earlier than they should when synapse is restarted. This affect of this
         is some spurious presence changes that will self-correct.
         """
+        # If the DB pool has already terminated, don't try updating
+        if not self.hs.get_db_pool().running:
+            return
+
         logger.info(
             "Performing _on_shutdown. Persisting %d unpersisted changes",
             len(self.user_to_current_state)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py b/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
index 995460f82a..32108568c6 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/read_marker.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/register.py b/synapse/handlers/register.py
index 289704b241..3526b20d5a 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/register.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/register.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 )
 from synapse.http.client import CaptchaServerHttpClient
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias, RoomID, UserID, create_requester
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.threepids import check_3pid_allowed
 
 from ._base import BaseHandler
@@ -540,9 +540,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
         Do not accept registrations if monthly active user limits exceeded
          and limiting is enabled
         """
-        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau is True:
-            current_mau = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-            if current_mau >= self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
-                raise RegistrationError(
-                    403, "MAU Limit Exceeded", Codes.MAU_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
-                )
+        try:
+            yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+        except AuthError as e:
+            raise RegistrationError(e.code, str(e), e.errcode)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room.py b/synapse/handlers/room.py
index 7b7804d9b2..6a17c42238 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room.py
@@ -21,9 +21,17 @@ import math
 import string
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
+from six import string_types
+
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules, RoomCreationPreset
+from synapse.api.constants import (
+    DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION,
+    KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS,
+    EventTypes,
+    JoinRules,
+    RoomCreationPreset,
+)
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, StoreError, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import RoomAlias, RoomID, RoomStreamToken, StreamToken, UserID
 from synapse.util import stringutils
@@ -99,6 +107,21 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         if ratelimit:
             yield self.ratelimit(requester)
 
+        room_version = config.get("room_version", DEFAULT_ROOM_VERSION)
+        if not isinstance(room_version, string_types):
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "room_version must be a string",
+                Codes.BAD_JSON,
+            )
+
+        if room_version not in KNOWN_ROOM_VERSIONS:
+            raise SynapseError(
+                400,
+                "Your homeserver does not support this room version",
+                Codes.UNSUPPORTED_ROOM_VERSION,
+            )
+
         if "room_alias_name" in config:
             for wchar in string.whitespace:
                 if wchar in config["room_alias_name"]:
@@ -184,6 +207,9 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
 
         creation_content = config.get("creation_content", {})
 
+        # override any attempt to set room versions via the creation_content
+        creation_content["room_version"] = room_version
+
         room_member_handler = self.hs.get_room_member_handler()
 
         yield self._send_events_for_new_room(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
index 828229f5c3..37e41afd61 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_list.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, JoinRules
 from synapse.types import ThirdPartyInstanceID
-from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
index 0d4a3f4677..fb94b5d7d4 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import synapse.types
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.types import RoomID, UserID
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room, user_left_room
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
index 22d8b4b0d3..acc6eb8099 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/room_member_worker.py
@@ -20,16 +20,24 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.errors import SynapseError
 from synapse.handlers.room_member import RoomMemberHandler
 from synapse.replication.http.membership import (
-    get_or_register_3pid_guest,
-    notify_user_membership_change,
-    remote_join,
-    remote_reject_invite,
+    ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet as Repl3PID,
+    ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet as ReplRemoteJoin,
+    ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet as ReplRejectInvite,
+    ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet as ReplJoinedLeft,
 )
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        super(RoomMemberWorkerHandler, self).__init__(hs)
+
+        self._get_register_3pid_client = Repl3PID.make_client(hs)
+        self._remote_join_client = ReplRemoteJoin.make_client(hs)
+        self._remote_reject_client = ReplRejectInvite.make_client(hs)
+        self._notify_change_client = ReplJoinedLeft.make_client(hs)
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _remote_join(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, user, content):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._remote_join
@@ -37,10 +45,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
         if len(remote_room_hosts) == 0:
             raise SynapseError(404, "No known servers")
 
-        ret = yield remote_join(
-            self.simple_http_client,
-            host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-            port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
+        ret = yield self._remote_join_client(
             requester=requester,
             remote_room_hosts=remote_room_hosts,
             room_id=room_id,
@@ -55,10 +60,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
     def _remote_reject_invite(self, requester, remote_room_hosts, room_id, target):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._remote_reject_invite
         """
-        return remote_reject_invite(
-            self.simple_http_client,
-            host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-            port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
+        return self._remote_reject_client(
             requester=requester,
             remote_room_hosts=remote_room_hosts,
             room_id=room_id,
@@ -68,10 +70,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
     def _user_joined_room(self, target, room_id):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._user_joined_room
         """
-        return notify_user_membership_change(
-            self.simple_http_client,
-            host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-            port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
+        return self._notify_change_client(
             user_id=target.to_string(),
             room_id=room_id,
             change="joined",
@@ -80,10 +79,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
     def _user_left_room(self, target, room_id):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler._user_left_room
         """
-        return notify_user_membership_change(
-            self.simple_http_client,
-            host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-            port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
+        return self._notify_change_client(
             user_id=target.to_string(),
             room_id=room_id,
             change="left",
@@ -92,10 +88,7 @@ class RoomMemberWorkerHandler(RoomMemberHandler):
     def get_or_register_3pid_guest(self, requester, medium, address, inviter_user_id):
         """Implements RoomMemberHandler.get_or_register_3pid_guest
         """
-        return get_or_register_3pid_guest(
-            self.simple_http_client,
-            host=self.config.worker_replication_host,
-            port=self.config.worker_replication_http_port,
+        return self._get_register_3pid_client(
             requester=requester,
             medium=medium,
             address=address,
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
index dff1f67dcb..6393a9674b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.push.clientformat import format_push_rules_for_user
 from synapse.types import RoomStreamToken
-from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.caches.lrucache import LruCache
 from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
diff --git a/synapse/http/client.py b/synapse/http/client.py
index 3771e0b3f6..ab4fbf59b2 100644
--- a/synapse/http/client.py
+++ b/synapse/http/client.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from twisted.web.http_headers import Headers
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes, HttpResponseException, SynapseError
 from synapse.http import cancelled_to_request_timed_out_error, redact_uri
 from synapse.http.endpoint import SpiderEndpoint
-from synapse.util.async import add_timeout_to_deferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import add_timeout_to_deferred
 from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/endpoint.py b/synapse/http/endpoint.py
index d65daa72bb..b0c9369519 100644
--- a/synapse/http/endpoint.py
+++ b/synapse/http/endpoint.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from twisted.names.error import DNSNameError, DomainError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
 SERVER_CACHE = {}
 
 # our record of an individual server which can be tried to reach a destination.
@@ -103,15 +102,16 @@ def parse_and_validate_server_name(server_name):
     return host, port
 
 
-def matrix_federation_endpoint(reactor, destination, ssl_context_factory=None,
+def matrix_federation_endpoint(reactor, destination, tls_client_options_factory=None,
                                timeout=None):
     """Construct an endpoint for the given matrix destination.
 
     Args:
         reactor: Twisted reactor.
         destination (bytes): The name of the server to connect to.
-        ssl_context_factory (twisted.internet.ssl.ContextFactory): Factory
-            which generates SSL contexts to use for TLS.
+        tls_client_options_factory
+            (synapse.crypto.context_factory.ClientTLSOptionsFactory):
+            Factory which generates TLS options for client connections.
         timeout (int): connection timeout in seconds
     """
 
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ def matrix_federation_endpoint(reactor, destination, ssl_context_factory=None,
     if timeout is not None:
         endpoint_kw_args.update(timeout=timeout)
 
-    if ssl_context_factory is None:
+    if tls_client_options_factory is None:
         transport_endpoint = HostnameEndpoint
         default_port = 8008
     else:
         def transport_endpoint(reactor, host, port, timeout):
             return wrapClientTLS(
-                ssl_context_factory,
+                tls_client_options_factory.get_options(host),
                 HostnameEndpoint(reactor, host, port, timeout=timeout))
         default_port = 8448
 
diff --git a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
index bf1aa29502..44b61e70a4 100644
--- a/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
+++ b/synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 from synapse.http import cancelled_to_request_timed_out_error
 from synapse.http.endpoint import matrix_federation_endpoint
 from synapse.util import logcontext
-from synapse.util.async import add_timeout_to_deferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import add_timeout_to_deferred
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ MAX_SHORT_RETRIES = 3
 
 class MatrixFederationEndpointFactory(object):
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        self.tls_server_context_factory = hs.tls_server_context_factory
+        self.tls_client_options_factory = hs.tls_client_options_factory
 
     def endpointForURI(self, uri):
         destination = uri.netloc
 
         return matrix_federation_endpoint(
             reactor, destination, timeout=10,
-            ssl_context_factory=self.tls_server_context_factory
+            tls_client_options_factory=self.tls_client_options_factory
         )
 
 
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
         defer.returnValue(json.loads(body))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def get_json(self, destination, path, args={}, retry_on_dns_fail=True,
+    def get_json(self, destination, path, args=None, retry_on_dns_fail=True,
                  timeout=None, ignore_backoff=False):
         """ GETs some json from the given host homeserver and path
 
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
             destination (str): The remote server to send the HTTP request
                 to.
             path (str): The HTTP path.
-            args (dict): A dictionary used to create query strings, defaults to
+            args (dict|None): A dictionary used to create query strings, defaults to
                 None.
             timeout (int): How long to try (in ms) the destination for before
                 giving up. None indicates no timeout and that the request will
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ def check_content_type_is_json(headers):
 
 
 def encode_query_args(args):
+    if args is None:
+        return b""
+
     encoded_args = {}
     for k, vs in args.items():
         if isinstance(vs, string_types):
diff --git a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
index a9158fc066..550f8443f7 100644
--- a/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/metrics/__init__.py
@@ -174,6 +174,19 @@ sent_transactions_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_sent_transactions
 
 events_processed_counter = Counter("synapse_federation_client_events_processed", "")
 
+event_processing_loop_counter = Counter(
+    "synapse_event_processing_loop_count",
+    "Event processing loop iterations",
+    ["name"],
+)
+
+event_processing_loop_room_count = Counter(
+    "synapse_event_processing_loop_room_count",
+    "Rooms seen per event processing loop iteration",
+    ["name"],
+)
+
+
 # Used to track where various components have processed in the event stream,
 # e.g. federation sending, appservice sending, etc.
 event_processing_positions = Gauge("synapse_event_processing_positions", "", ["name"])
diff --git a/synapse/notifier.py b/synapse/notifier.py
index e650c3e494..82f391481c 100644
--- a/synapse/notifier.py
+++ b/synapse/notifier.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.handlers.presence import format_user_presence_state
 from synapse.metrics import LaterGauge
 from synapse.types import StreamToken
-from synapse.util.async import (
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import (
     DeferredTimeoutError,
     ObservableDeferred,
     add_timeout_to_deferred,
diff --git a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
index 1d14d3639c..8f9a76147f 100644
--- a/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
+++ b/synapse/push/bulk_push_rule_evaluator.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.event_auth import get_user_power_level
 from synapse.state import POWER_KEY
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.caches import register_cache
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
 
diff --git a/synapse/push/mailer.py b/synapse/push/mailer.py
index 9d601208fd..bfa6df7b68 100644
--- a/synapse/push/mailer.py
+++ b/synapse/push/mailer.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from synapse.push.presentable_names import (
     name_from_member_event,
 )
 from synapse.types import UserID
-from synapse.util.async import concurrently_execute
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import concurrently_execute
 from synapse.visibility import filter_events_for_client
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/_base.py b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e5376cf58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import abc
+import logging
+import re
+
+from six.moves import urllib
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException, HttpResponseException
+from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
+from synapse.util.stringutils import random_string
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ReplicationEndpoint(object):
+    """Helper base class for defining new replication HTTP endpoints.
+
+    This creates an endpoint under `/_synapse/replication/:NAME/:PATH_ARGS..`
+    (with an `/:txn_id` prefix for cached requests.), where NAME is a name,
+    PATH_ARGS are a tuple of parameters to be encoded in the URL.
+
+    For example, if `NAME` is "send_event" and `PATH_ARGS` is `("event_id",)`,
+    with `CACHE` set to true then this generates an endpoint:
+
+        /_synapse/replication/send_event/:event_id/:txn_id
+
+    For POST/PUT requests the payload is serialized to json and sent as the
+    body, while for GET requests the payload is added as query parameters. See
+    `_serialize_payload` for details.
+
+    Incoming requests are handled by overriding `_handle_request`. Servers
+    must call `register` to register the path with the HTTP server.
+
+    Requests can be sent by calling the client returned by `make_client`.
+
+    Attributes:
+        NAME (str): A name for the endpoint, added to the path as well as used
+            in logging and metrics.
+        PATH_ARGS (tuple[str]): A list of parameters to be added to the path.
+            Adding parameters to the path (rather than payload) can make it
+            easier to follow along in the log files.
+        METHOD (str): The method of the HTTP request, defaults to POST. Can be
+            one of POST, PUT or GET. If GET then the payload is sent as query
+            parameters rather than a JSON body.
+        CACHE (bool): Whether server should cache the result of the request/
+            If true then transparently adds a txn_id to all requests, and
+            `_handle_request` must return a Deferred.
+        RETRY_ON_TIMEOUT(bool): Whether or not to retry the request when a 504
+            is received.
+    """
+
+    __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
+
+    NAME = abc.abstractproperty()
+    PATH_ARGS = abc.abstractproperty()
+
+    METHOD = "POST"
+    CACHE = True
+    RETRY_ON_TIMEOUT = True
+
+    def __init__(self, hs):
+        if self.CACHE:
+            self.response_cache = ResponseCache(
+                hs, "repl." + self.NAME,
+                timeout_ms=30 * 60 * 1000,
+            )
+
+        assert self.METHOD in ("PUT", "POST", "GET")
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _serialize_payload(**kwargs):
+        """Static method that is called when creating a request.
+
+        Concrete implementations should have explicit parameters (rather than
+        kwargs) so that an appropriate exception is raised if the client is
+        called with unexpected parameters. All PATH_ARGS must appear in
+        argument list.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict]|dict: If POST/PUT request then dictionary must be
+            JSON serialisable, otherwise must be appropriate for adding as
+            query args.
+        """
+        return {}
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _handle_request(self, request, **kwargs):
+        """Handle incoming request.
+
+        This is called with the request object and PATH_ARGS.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[dict]: A JSON serialisable dict to be used as response
+            body of request.
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @classmethod
+    def make_client(cls, hs):
+        """Create a client that makes requests.
+
+        Returns a callable that accepts the same parameters as `_serialize_payload`.
+        """
+        clock = hs.get_clock()
+        host = hs.config.worker_replication_host
+        port = hs.config.worker_replication_http_port
+
+        client = hs.get_simple_http_client()
+
+        @defer.inlineCallbacks
+        def send_request(**kwargs):
+            data = yield cls._serialize_payload(**kwargs)
+
+            url_args = [urllib.parse.quote(kwargs[name]) for name in cls.PATH_ARGS]
+
+            if cls.CACHE:
+                txn_id = random_string(10)
+                url_args.append(txn_id)
+
+            if cls.METHOD == "POST":
+                request_func = client.post_json_get_json
+            elif cls.METHOD == "PUT":
+                request_func = client.put_json
+            elif cls.METHOD == "GET":
+                request_func = client.get_json
+            else:
+                # We have already asserted in the constructor that a
+                # compatible was picked, but lets be paranoid.
+                raise Exception(
+                    "Unknown METHOD on %s replication endpoint" % (cls.NAME,)
+                )
+
+            uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/%s/%s" % (
+                host, port, cls.NAME, "/".join(url_args)
+            )
+
+            try:
+                # We keep retrying the same request for timeouts. This is so that we
+                # have a good idea that the request has either succeeded or failed on
+                # the master, and so whether we should clean up or not.
+                while True:
+                    try:
+                        result = yield request_func(uri, data)
+                        break
+                    except CodeMessageException as e:
+                        if e.code != 504 or not cls.RETRY_ON_TIMEOUT:
+                            raise
+
+                    logger.warn("%s request timed out", cls.NAME)
+
+                    # If we timed out we probably don't need to worry about backing
+                    # off too much, but lets just wait a little anyway.
+                    yield clock.sleep(1)
+            except HttpResponseException as e:
+                # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
+                # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
+                # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
+                raise e.to_synapse_error()
+
+            defer.returnValue(result)
+
+        return send_request
+
+    def register(self, http_server):
+        """Called by the server to register this as a handler to the
+        appropriate path.
+        """
+
+        url_args = list(self.PATH_ARGS)
+        handler = self._handle_request
+        method = self.METHOD
+
+        if self.CACHE:
+            handler = self._cached_handler
+            url_args.append("txn_id")
+
+        args = "/".join("(?P<%s>[^/]+)" % (arg,) for arg in url_args)
+        pattern = re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/%s/%s$" % (
+            self.NAME,
+            args
+        ))
+
+        http_server.register_paths(method, [pattern], handler)
+
+    def _cached_handler(self, request, txn_id, **kwargs):
+        """Called on new incoming requests when caching is enabled. Checks
+        if there is a cached response for the request and returns that,
+        otherwise calls `_handle_request` and caches its response.
+        """
+        # We just use the txn_id here, but we probably also want to use the
+        # other PATH_ARGS as well.
+
+        assert self.CACHE
+
+        return self.response_cache.wrap(
+            txn_id,
+            self._handle_request,
+            request, **kwargs
+        )
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
index 7a3cfb159c..e58bebf12a 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/membership.py
@@ -14,182 +14,63 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
-import re
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.errors import HttpResponseException
-from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.replication.http._base import ReplicationEndpoint
 from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
 from synapse.util.distributor import user_joined_room, user_left_room
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@defer.inlineCallbacks
-def remote_join(client, host, port, requester, remote_room_hosts,
-                room_id, user_id, content):
-    """Ask the master to do a remote join for the given user to the given room
+class ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
+    """Does a remote join for the given user to the given room
 
-    Args:
-        client (SimpleHttpClient)
-        host (str): host of master
-        port (int): port on master listening for HTTP replication
-        requester (Requester)
-        remote_room_hosts (list[str]): Servers to try and join via
-        room_id (str)
-        user_id (str)
-        content (dict): The event content to use for the join event
+    Request format:
 
-    Returns:
-        Deferred
-    """
-    uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/remote_join" % (host, port)
-
-    payload = {
-        "requester": requester.serialize(),
-        "remote_room_hosts": remote_room_hosts,
-        "room_id": room_id,
-        "user_id": user_id,
-        "content": content,
-    }
-
-    try:
-        result = yield client.post_json_get_json(uri, payload)
-    except HttpResponseException as e:
-        # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
-        # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
-        # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
-        raise e.to_synapse_error()
-    defer.returnValue(result)
-
-
-@defer.inlineCallbacks
-def remote_reject_invite(client, host, port, requester, remote_room_hosts,
-                         room_id, user_id):
-    """Ask master to reject the invite for the user and room.
-
-    Args:
-        client (SimpleHttpClient)
-        host (str): host of master
-        port (int): port on master listening for HTTP replication
-        requester (Requester)
-        remote_room_hosts (list[str]): Servers to try and reject via
-        room_id (str)
-        user_id (str)
-
-    Returns:
-        Deferred
-    """
-    uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/remote_reject_invite" % (host, port)
-
-    payload = {
-        "requester": requester.serialize(),
-        "remote_room_hosts": remote_room_hosts,
-        "room_id": room_id,
-        "user_id": user_id,
-    }
-
-    try:
-        result = yield client.post_json_get_json(uri, payload)
-    except HttpResponseException as e:
-        # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
-        # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
-        # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
-        raise e.to_synapse_error()
-    defer.returnValue(result)
-
-
-@defer.inlineCallbacks
-def get_or_register_3pid_guest(client, host, port, requester,
-                               medium, address, inviter_user_id):
-    """Ask the master to get/create a guest account for given 3PID.
-
-    Args:
-        client (SimpleHttpClient)
-        host (str): host of master
-        port (int): port on master listening for HTTP replication
-        requester (Requester)
-        medium (str)
-        address (str)
-        inviter_user_id (str): The user ID who is trying to invite the
-            3PID
-
-    Returns:
-        Deferred[(str, str)]: A 2-tuple of `(user_id, access_token)` of the
-        3PID guest account.
-    """
+        POST /_synapse/replication/remote_join/:room_id/:user_id
 
-    uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/get_or_register_3pid_guest" % (host, port)
-
-    payload = {
-        "requester": requester.serialize(),
-        "medium": medium,
-        "address": address,
-        "inviter_user_id": inviter_user_id,
-    }
-
-    try:
-        result = yield client.post_json_get_json(uri, payload)
-    except HttpResponseException as e:
-        # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
-        # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
-        # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
-        raise e.to_synapse_error()
-    defer.returnValue(result)
-
-
-@defer.inlineCallbacks
-def notify_user_membership_change(client, host, port, user_id, room_id, change):
-    """Notify master that a user has joined or left the room
-
-    Args:
-        client (SimpleHttpClient)
-        host (str): host of master
-        port (int): port on master listening for HTTP replication.
-        user_id (str)
-        room_id (str)
-        change (str): Either "join" or "left"
-
-    Returns:
-        Deferred
+        {
+            "requester": ...,
+            "remote_room_hosts": [...],
+            "content": { ... }
+        }
     """
-    assert change in ("joined", "left")
-
-    uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/user_%s_room" % (host, port, change)
-
-    payload = {
-        "user_id": user_id,
-        "room_id": room_id,
-    }
-
-    try:
-        result = yield client.post_json_get_json(uri, payload)
-    except HttpResponseException as e:
-        # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
-        # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
-        # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
-        raise e.to_synapse_error()
-    defer.returnValue(result)
-
 
-class ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/remote_join$")]
+    NAME = "remote_join"
+    PATH_ARGS = ("room_id", "user_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super(ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.federation_handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_payload(requester, room_id, user_id, remote_room_hosts,
+                           content):
+        """
+        Args:
+            requester(Requester)
+            room_id (str)
+            user_id (str)
+            remote_room_hosts (list[str]): Servers to try and join via
+            content(dict): The event content to use for the join event
+        """
+        return {
+            "requester": requester.serialize(),
+            "remote_room_hosts": remote_room_hosts,
+            "content": content,
+        }
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    def _handle_request(self, request, room_id, user_id):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         remote_room_hosts = content["remote_room_hosts"]
-        room_id = content["room_id"]
-        user_id = content["user_id"]
         event_content = content["content"]
 
         requester = Requester.deserialize(self.store, content["requester"])
@@ -212,23 +93,48 @@ class ReplicationRemoteJoinRestServlet(RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, {}))
 
 
-class ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/remote_reject_invite$")]
+class ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
+    """Rejects the invite for the user and room.
+
+    Request format:
+
+        POST /_synapse/replication/remote_reject_invite/:room_id/:user_id
+
+        {
+            "requester": ...,
+            "remote_room_hosts": [...],
+        }
+    """
+
+    NAME = "remote_reject_invite"
+    PATH_ARGS = ("room_id", "user_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super(ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.federation_handler = hs.get_handlers().federation_handler
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_payload(requester, room_id, user_id, remote_room_hosts):
+        """
+        Args:
+            requester(Requester)
+            room_id (str)
+            user_id (str)
+            remote_room_hosts (list[str]): Servers to try and reject via
+        """
+        return {
+            "requester": requester.serialize(),
+            "remote_room_hosts": remote_room_hosts,
+        }
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    def _handle_request(self, request, room_id, user_id):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         remote_room_hosts = content["remote_room_hosts"]
-        room_id = content["room_id"]
-        user_id = content["user_id"]
 
         requester = Requester.deserialize(self.store, content["requester"])
 
@@ -264,18 +170,50 @@ class ReplicationRemoteRejectInviteRestServlet(RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/get_or_register_3pid_guest$")]
+class ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
+    """Gets/creates a guest account for given 3PID.
+
+    Request format:
+
+        POST /_synapse/replication/get_or_register_3pid_guest/
+
+        {
+            "requester": ...,
+            "medium": ...,
+            "address": ...,
+            "inviter_user_id": ...
+        }
+    """
+
+    NAME = "get_or_register_3pid_guest"
+    PATH_ARGS = ()
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super(ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.registeration_handler = hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_payload(requester, medium, address, inviter_user_id):
+        """
+        Args:
+            requester(Requester)
+            medium (str)
+            address (str)
+            inviter_user_id (str): The user ID who is trying to invite the
+                3PID
+        """
+        return {
+            "requester": requester.serialize(),
+            "medium": medium,
+            "address": address,
+            "inviter_user_id": inviter_user_id,
+        }
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def on_POST(self, request):
+    def _handle_request(self, request):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
         medium = content["medium"]
@@ -296,23 +234,41 @@ class ReplicationRegister3PIDGuestRestServlet(RestServlet):
         defer.returnValue((200, ret))
 
 
-class ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet(RestServlet):
-    PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/user_(?P<change>joined|left)_room$")]
+class ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
+    """Notifies that a user has joined or left the room
+
+    Request format:
+
+        POST /_synapse/replication/membership_change/:room_id/:user_id/:change
+
+        {}
+    """
+
+    NAME = "membership_change"
+    PATH_ARGS = ("room_id", "user_id", "change")
+    CACHE = False  # No point caching as should return instantly.
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super(ReplicationUserJoinedLeftRoomRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.registeration_handler = hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.distributor = hs.get_distributor()
 
-    def on_POST(self, request, change):
-        content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
+    @staticmethod
+    def _serialize_payload(room_id, user_id, change):
+        """
+        Args:
+            room_id (str)
+            user_id (str)
+            change (str): Either "joined" or "left"
+        """
+        assert change in ("joined", "left",)
 
-        user_id = content["user_id"]
-        room_id = content["room_id"]
+        return {}
 
+    def _handle_request(self, request, room_id, user_id, change):
         logger.info("user membership change: %s in %s", user_id, room_id)
 
         user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
diff --git a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
index d3509dc288..5b52c91650 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/http/send_event.py
@@ -14,86 +14,26 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import logging
-import re
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.api.errors import CodeMessageException, HttpResponseException
 from synapse.events import FrozenEvent
 from synapse.events.snapshot import EventContext
-from synapse.http.servlet import RestServlet, parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.http.servlet import parse_json_object_from_request
+from synapse.replication.http._base import ReplicationEndpoint
 from synapse.types import Requester, UserID
-from synapse.util.caches.response_cache import ResponseCache
 from synapse.util.metrics import Measure
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-@defer.inlineCallbacks
-def send_event_to_master(clock, store, client, host, port, requester, event, context,
-                         ratelimit, extra_users):
-    """Send event to be handled on the master
-
-    Args:
-        clock (synapse.util.Clock)
-        store (DataStore)
-        client (SimpleHttpClient)
-        host (str): host of master
-        port (int): port on master listening for HTTP replication
-        requester (Requester)
-        event (FrozenEvent)
-        context (EventContext)
-        ratelimit (bool)
-        extra_users (list(UserID)): Any extra users to notify about event
-    """
-    uri = "http://%s:%s/_synapse/replication/send_event/%s" % (
-        host, port, event.event_id,
-    )
-
-    serialized_context = yield context.serialize(event, store)
-
-    payload = {
-        "event": event.get_pdu_json(),
-        "internal_metadata": event.internal_metadata.get_dict(),
-        "rejected_reason": event.rejected_reason,
-        "context": serialized_context,
-        "requester": requester.serialize(),
-        "ratelimit": ratelimit,
-        "extra_users": [u.to_string() for u in extra_users],
-    }
-
-    try:
-        # We keep retrying the same request for timeouts. This is so that we
-        # have a good idea that the request has either succeeded or failed on
-        # the master, and so whether we should clean up or not.
-        while True:
-            try:
-                result = yield client.put_json(uri, payload)
-                break
-            except CodeMessageException as e:
-                if e.code != 504:
-                    raise
-
-            logger.warn("send_event request timed out")
-
-            # If we timed out we probably don't need to worry about backing
-            # off too much, but lets just wait a little anyway.
-            yield clock.sleep(1)
-    except HttpResponseException as e:
-        # We convert to SynapseError as we know that it was a SynapseError
-        # on the master process that we should send to the client. (And
-        # importantly, not stack traces everywhere)
-        raise e.to_synapse_error()
-    defer.returnValue(result)
-
-
-class ReplicationSendEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
+class ReplicationSendEventRestServlet(ReplicationEndpoint):
     """Handles events newly created on workers, including persisting and
     notifying.
 
     The API looks like:
 
-        POST /_synapse/replication/send_event/:event_id
+        POST /_synapse/replication/send_event/:event_id/:txn_id
 
         {
             "event": { .. serialized event .. },
@@ -105,27 +45,47 @@ class ReplicationSendEventRestServlet(RestServlet):
             "extra_users": [],
         }
     """
-    PATTERNS = [re.compile("^/_synapse/replication/send_event/(?P<event_id>[^/]+)$")]
+    NAME = "send_event"
+    PATH_ARGS = ("event_id",)
 
     def __init__(self, hs):
-        super(ReplicationSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__()
+        super(ReplicationSendEventRestServlet, self).__init__(hs)
 
         self.event_creation_handler = hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
-        # The responses are tiny, so we may as well cache them for a while
-        self.response_cache = ResponseCache(hs, "send_event", timeout_ms=30 * 60 * 1000)
+    @staticmethod
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def _serialize_payload(event_id, store, event, context, requester,
+                           ratelimit, extra_users):
+        """
+        Args:
+            event_id (str)
+            store (DataStore)
+            requester (Requester)
+            event (FrozenEvent)
+            context (EventContext)
+            ratelimit (bool)
+            extra_users (list(UserID)): Any extra users to notify about event
+        """
+
+        serialized_context = yield context.serialize(event, store)
+
+        payload = {
+            "event": event.get_pdu_json(),
+            "internal_metadata": event.internal_metadata.get_dict(),
+            "rejected_reason": event.rejected_reason,
+            "context": serialized_context,
+            "requester": requester.serialize(),
+            "ratelimit": ratelimit,
+            "extra_users": [u.to_string() for u in extra_users],
+        }
 
-    def on_PUT(self, request, event_id):
-        return self.response_cache.wrap(
-            event_id,
-            self._handle_request,
-            request
-        )
+        defer.returnValue(payload)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _handle_request(self, request):
+    def _handle_request(self, request, event_id):
         with Measure(self.clock, "repl_send_event_parse"):
             content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
 
diff --git a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
index bdb5eee4af..4830c68f35 100644
--- a/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/replication/slave/storage/events.py
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class SlavedEventStore(EventFederationWorkerStore,
                        RoomMemberWorkerStore,
                        EventPushActionsWorkerStore,
                        StreamWorkerStore,
-                       EventsWorkerStore,
                        StateGroupWorkerStore,
+                       EventsWorkerStore,
                        SignatureWorkerStore,
                        UserErasureWorkerStore,
                        BaseSlavedStore):
diff --git a/synapse/rest/client/transactions.py b/synapse/rest/client/transactions.py
index 00b1b3066e..511e96ab00 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/client/transactions.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/client/transactions.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 to ensure idempotency when performing PUTs using the REST API."""
 import logging
 
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
index 8fb413d825..4c589e05e0 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from synapse.api.errors import (
 )
 from synapse.http.matrixfederationclient import MatrixFederationHttpClient
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable
 from synapse.util.retryutils import NotRetryingDestination
 from synapse.util.stringutils import is_ascii, random_string
diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index 27aa0def2f..778ef97337 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ from synapse.http.server import (
 )
 from synapse.http.servlet import parse_integer, parse_string
 from synapse.metrics.background_process_metrics import run_as_background_process
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 from synapse.util.stringutils import is_ascii, random_string
diff --git a/synapse/state.py b/synapse/state.py
index e1092b97a9..8b92d4057a 100644
--- a/synapse/state.py
+++ b/synapse/state.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from synapse import event_auth
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
 from synapse.events.snapshot import EventContext
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.caches import CACHE_SIZE_FACTOR
 from synapse.util.caches.expiringcache import ExpiringCache
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
diff --git a/synapse/storage/__init__.py b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
index 134e4a80f1..23b4a8d76d 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from .filtering import FilteringStore
 from .group_server import GroupServerStore
 from .keys import KeyStore
 from .media_repository import MediaRepositoryStore
+from .monthly_active_users import MonthlyActiveUsersStore
 from .openid import OpenIdStore
 from .presence import PresenceStore, UserPresenceState
 from .profile import ProfileStore
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
                 UserDirectoryStore,
                 GroupServerStore,
                 UserErasureStore,
+                MonthlyActiveUsersStore,
                 ):
 
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
@@ -94,7 +96,6 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
         self._clock = hs.get_clock()
         self.database_engine = hs.database_engine
 
-        self.db_conn = db_conn
         self._stream_id_gen = StreamIdGenerator(
             db_conn, "events", "stream_ordering",
             extra_tables=[("local_invites", "stream_id")]
@@ -267,31 +268,6 @@ class DataStore(RoomMemberStore, RoomStore,
 
         return self.runInteraction("count_users", _count_users)
 
-    def count_monthly_users(self):
-        """Counts the number of users who used this homeserver in the last 30 days
-
-        This method should be refactored with count_daily_users - the only
-        reason not to is waiting on definition of mau
-
-        Returns:
-            Defered[int]
-        """
-        def _count_monthly_users(txn):
-            thirty_days_ago = int(self._clock.time_msec()) - (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
-            sql = """
-                SELECT COALESCE(count(*), 0) FROM (
-                    SELECT user_id FROM user_ips
-                    WHERE last_seen > ?
-                    GROUP BY user_id
-                ) u
-            """
-
-            txn.execute(sql, (thirty_days_ago,))
-            count, = txn.fetchone()
-            return count
-
-        return self.runInteraction("count_monthly_users", _count_monthly_users)
-
     def count_r30_users(self):
         """
         Counts the number of 30 day retained users, defined as:-
diff --git a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
index b8cefd43d6..8fc678fa67 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/client_ips.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY = 120 * 1000
 
 class ClientIpStore(background_updates.BackgroundUpdateStore):
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
+
         self.client_ip_last_seen = Cache(
             name="client_ip_last_seen",
             keylen=4,
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class ClientIpStore(background_updates.BackgroundUpdateStore):
             "before", "shutdown", self._update_client_ips_batch
         )
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def insert_client_ip(self, user_id, access_token, ip, user_agent, device_id,
                          now=None):
         if not now:
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ class ClientIpStore(background_updates.BackgroundUpdateStore):
             last_seen = self.client_ip_last_seen.get(key)
         except KeyError:
             last_seen = None
-
+        yield self.populate_monthly_active_users(user_id)
         # Rate-limited inserts
         if last_seen is not None and (now - last_seen) < LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY:
             return
@@ -94,6 +96,11 @@ class ClientIpStore(background_updates.BackgroundUpdateStore):
         self._batch_row_update[key] = (user_agent, device_id, now)
 
     def _update_client_ips_batch(self):
+
+        # If the DB pool has already terminated, don't try updating
+        if not self.hs.get_db_pool().running:
+            return
+
         def update():
             to_update = self._batch_row_update
             self._batch_row_update = {}
diff --git a/synapse/storage/events.py b/synapse/storage/events.py
index e8e5a0fe44..d4aa192a0a 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/events.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/events.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from synapse.storage.background_updates import BackgroundUpdateStore
 from synapse.storage.event_federation import EventFederationStore
 from synapse.storage.events_worker import EventsWorkerStore
 from synapse.types import RoomStreamToken, get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.frozenutils import frozendict_json_encoder
 from synapse.util.logcontext import PreserveLoggingContext, make_deferred_yieldable
@@ -485,9 +485,14 @@ class EventsStore(EventFederationStore, EventsWorkerStore, BackgroundUpdateStore
                     new_forward_extremeties=new_forward_extremeties,
                 )
                 persist_event_counter.inc(len(chunk))
-                synapse.metrics.event_persisted_position.set(
-                    chunk[-1][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
-                )
+
+                if not backfilled:
+                    # backfilled events have negative stream orderings, so we don't
+                    # want to set the event_persisted_position to that.
+                    synapse.metrics.event_persisted_position.set(
+                        chunk[-1][0].internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
+                    )
+
                 for event, context in chunk:
                     if context.app_service:
                         origin_type = "local"
diff --git a/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py b/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d47dcef3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/monthly_active_users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+import logging
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached
+
+from ._base import SQLBaseStore
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# Number of msec of granularity to store the monthly_active_user timestamp
+# This means it is not necessary to update the table on every request
+LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY = 60 * 60 * 1000
+
+
+class MonthlyActiveUsersStore(SQLBaseStore):
+    def __init__(self, dbconn, hs):
+        super(MonthlyActiveUsersStore, self).__init__(None, hs)
+        self._clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.hs = hs
+        self.reserved_users = ()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def initialise_reserved_users(self, threepids):
+        # TODO Why can't I do this in init?
+        store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        reserved_user_list = []
+
+        # Do not add more reserved users than the total allowable number
+        for tp in threepids[:self.hs.config.max_mau_value]:
+            user_id = yield store.get_user_id_by_threepid(
+                tp["medium"], tp["address"]
+            )
+            if user_id:
+                self.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id)
+                reserved_user_list.append(user_id)
+            else:
+                logger.warning(
+                    "mau limit reserved threepid %s not found in db" % tp
+                )
+        self.reserved_users = tuple(reserved_user_list)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def reap_monthly_active_users(self):
+        """
+        Cleans out monthly active user table to ensure that no stale
+        entries exist.
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[]
+        """
+        def _reap_users(txn):
+
+            thirty_days_ago = (
+                int(self._clock.time_msec()) - (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
+            )
+            # Purge stale users
+
+            # questionmarks is a hack to overcome sqlite not supporting
+            # tuples in 'WHERE IN %s'
+            questionmarks = '?' * len(self.reserved_users)
+            query_args = [thirty_days_ago]
+            query_args.extend(self.reserved_users)
+
+            sql = """
+                DELETE FROM monthly_active_users
+                WHERE timestamp < ?
+                AND user_id NOT IN ({})
+                """.format(','.join(questionmarks))
+
+            txn.execute(sql, query_args)
+
+            # If MAU user count still exceeds the MAU threshold, then delete on
+            # a least recently active basis.
+            # Note it is not possible to write this query using OFFSET due to
+            # incompatibilities in how sqlite and postgres support the feature.
+            # sqlite requires 'LIMIT -1 OFFSET ?', the LIMIT must be present
+            # While Postgres does not require 'LIMIT', but also does not support
+            # negative LIMIT values. So there is no way to write it that both can
+            # support
+            query_args = [self.hs.config.max_mau_value]
+            query_args.extend(self.reserved_users)
+            sql = """
+                DELETE FROM monthly_active_users
+                WHERE user_id NOT IN (
+                    SELECT user_id FROM monthly_active_users
+                    ORDER BY timestamp DESC
+                    LIMIT ?
+                    )
+                AND user_id NOT IN ({})
+                """.format(','.join(questionmarks))
+            txn.execute(sql, query_args)
+
+        yield self.runInteraction("reap_monthly_active_users", _reap_users)
+        # It seems poor to invalidate the whole cache, Postgres supports
+        # 'Returning' which would allow me to invalidate only the
+        # specific users, but sqlite has no way to do this and instead
+        # I would need to SELECT and the DELETE which without locking
+        # is racy.
+        # Have resolved to invalidate the whole cache for now and do
+        # something about it if and when the perf becomes significant
+        self._user_last_seen_monthly_active.invalidate_all()
+        self.get_monthly_active_count.invalidate_all()
+
+    @cached(num_args=0)
+    def get_monthly_active_count(self):
+        """Generates current count of monthly active users
+
+        Returns:
+            Defered[int]: Number of current monthly active users
+        """
+
+        def _count_users(txn):
+            sql = "SELECT COALESCE(count(*), 0) FROM monthly_active_users"
+
+            txn.execute(sql)
+            count, = txn.fetchone()
+            return count
+        return self.runInteraction("count_users", _count_users)
+
+    def upsert_monthly_active_user(self, user_id):
+        """
+            Updates or inserts monthly active user member
+            Arguments:
+                user_id (str): user to add/update
+            Deferred[bool]: True if a new entry was created, False if an
+                existing one was updated.
+        """
+        is_insert = self._simple_upsert(
+            desc="upsert_monthly_active_user",
+            table="monthly_active_users",
+            keyvalues={
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            },
+            values={
+                "timestamp": int(self._clock.time_msec()),
+            },
+            lock=False,
+        )
+        if is_insert:
+            self._user_last_seen_monthly_active.invalidate((user_id,))
+            self.get_monthly_active_count.invalidate(())
+
+    @cached(num_args=1)
+    def _user_last_seen_monthly_active(self, user_id):
+        """
+            Checks if a given user is part of the monthly active user group
+            Arguments:
+                user_id (str): user to add/update
+            Return:
+                Deferred[int] : timestamp since last seen, None if never seen
+
+        """
+
+        return(self._simple_select_one_onecol(
+            table="monthly_active_users",
+            keyvalues={
+                "user_id": user_id,
+            },
+            retcol="timestamp",
+            allow_none=True,
+            desc="_user_last_seen_monthly_active",
+        ))
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def populate_monthly_active_users(self, user_id):
+        """Checks on the state of monthly active user limits and optionally
+        add the user to the monthly active tables
+
+        Args:
+            user_id(str): the user_id to query
+        """
+        if self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau:
+            last_seen_timestamp = yield self._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+            now = self.hs.get_clock().time_msec()
+
+            # We want to reduce to the total number of db writes, and are happy
+            # to trade accuracy of timestamp in order to lighten load. This means
+            # We always insert new users (where MAU threshold has not been reached),
+            # but only update if we have not previously seen the user for
+            # LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY ms
+            if last_seen_timestamp is None:
+                count = yield self.get_monthly_active_count()
+                if count < self.hs.config.max_mau_value:
+                    yield self.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id)
+            elif now - last_seen_timestamp > LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY:
+                yield self.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id)
diff --git a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
index b290f834b3..b364719312 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/prepare_database.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Remember to update this number every time a change is made to database
 # schema files, so the users will be informed on server restarts.
-SCHEMA_VERSION = 50
+SCHEMA_VERSION = 51
 
 dir_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/roommember.py b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
index 10dce21cea..9b4e6d6aa8 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/roommember.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/roommember.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership
 from synapse.storage.events_worker import EventsWorkerStore
 from synapse.types import get_domain_from_id
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 from synapse.util.caches import intern_string
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedInlineCallbacks
 from synapse.util.stringutils import to_ascii
diff --git a/synapse/storage/schema/delta/51/monthly_active_users.sql b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/51/monthly_active_users.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9d537d5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/synapse/storage/schema/delta/51/monthly_active_users.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+-- a table of monthly active users, for use where blocking based on mau limits
+CREATE TABLE monthly_active_users (
+    user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
+    -- Last time we saw the user. Not guaranteed to be accurate due to rate limiting
+    -- on updates, Granularity of updates governed by
+    -- synapse.storage.monthly_active_users.LAST_SEEN_GRANULARITY
+    -- Measured in ms since epoch.
+    timestamp BIGINT NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE UNIQUE INDEX monthly_active_users_users ON monthly_active_users(user_id);
+CREATE INDEX monthly_active_users_time_stamp ON monthly_active_users(timestamp);
diff --git a/synapse/storage/state.py b/synapse/storage/state.py
index b27b3ae144..17b14d464b 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/state.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/state.py
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ from six.moves import range
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
+from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes
+from synapse.api.errors import NotFoundError
+from synapse.storage._base import SQLBaseStore
 from synapse.storage.background_updates import BackgroundUpdateStore
 from synapse.storage.engines import PostgresEngine
+from synapse.storage.events_worker import EventsWorkerStore
 from synapse.util.caches import get_cache_factor_for, intern_string
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import cached, cachedList
 from synapse.util.caches.dictionary_cache import DictionaryCache
 from synapse.util.stringutils import to_ascii
 
-from ._base import SQLBaseStore
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -46,7 +48,8 @@ class _GetStateGroupDelta(namedtuple("_GetStateGroupDelta", ("prev_group", "delt
         return len(self.delta_ids) if self.delta_ids else 0
 
 
-class StateGroupWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
+# this inherits from EventsWorkerStore because it calls self.get_events
+class StateGroupWorkerStore(EventsWorkerStore, SQLBaseStore):
     """The parts of StateGroupStore that can be called from workers.
     """
 
@@ -61,6 +64,30 @@ class StateGroupWorkerStore(SQLBaseStore):
             "*stateGroupCache*", 500000 * get_cache_factor_for("stateGroupCache")
         )
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def get_room_version(self, room_id):
+        """Get the room_version of a given room
+
+        Args:
+            room_id (str)
+
+        Returns:
+            Deferred[str]
+
+        Raises:
+            NotFoundError if the room is unknown
+        """
+        # for now we do this by looking at the create event. We may want to cache this
+        # more intelligently in future.
+        state_ids = yield self.get_current_state_ids(room_id)
+        create_id = state_ids.get((EventTypes.Create, ""))
+
+        if not create_id:
+            raise NotFoundError("Unknown room")
+
+        create_event = yield self.get_event(create_id)
+        defer.returnValue(create_event.content.get("room_version", "1"))
+
     @cached(max_entries=100000, iterable=True)
     def get_current_state_ids(self, room_id):
         """Get the current state event ids for a room based on the
diff --git a/synapse/util/async.py b/synapse/util/async_helpers.py
index a7094e2fb4..9b3f2f4b96 100644
--- a/synapse/util/async.py
+++ b/synapse/util/async_helpers.py
@@ -188,62 +188,30 @@ class Linearizer(object):
         # things blocked from executing.
         self.key_to_defer = {}
 
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def queue(self, key):
+        # we avoid doing defer.inlineCallbacks here, so that cancellation works correctly.
+        # (https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/4632 meant that cancellations were not
+        # propagated inside inlineCallbacks until Twisted 18.7)
         entry = self.key_to_defer.setdefault(key, [0, collections.OrderedDict()])
 
         # If the number of things executing is greater than the maximum
         # then add a deferred to the list of blocked items
-        # When on of the things currently executing finishes it will callback
+        # When one of the things currently executing finishes it will callback
         # this item so that it can continue executing.
         if entry[0] >= self.max_count:
-            new_defer = defer.Deferred()
-            entry[1][new_defer] = 1
-
-            logger.info(
-                "Waiting to acquire linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name, key,
-            )
-            try:
-                yield make_deferred_yieldable(new_defer)
-            except Exception as e:
-                if isinstance(e, CancelledError):
-                    logger.info(
-                        "Cancelling wait for linearizer lock %r for key %r",
-                        self.name, key,
-                    )
-                else:
-                    logger.warn(
-                        "Unexpected exception waiting for linearizer lock %r for key %r",
-                        self.name, key,
-                    )
-
-                # we just have to take ourselves back out of the queue.
-                del entry[1][new_defer]
-                raise
-
-            logger.info("Acquired linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name, key)
-            entry[0] += 1
-
-            # if the code holding the lock completes synchronously, then it
-            # will recursively run the next claimant on the list. That can
-            # relatively rapidly lead to stack exhaustion. This is essentially
-            # the same problem as http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9304.
-            #
-            # In order to break the cycle, we add a cheeky sleep(0) here to
-            # ensure that we fall back to the reactor between each iteration.
-            #
-            # (This needs to happen while we hold the lock, and the context manager's exit
-            # code must be synchronous, so this is the only sensible place.)
-            yield self._clock.sleep(0)
-
+            res = self._await_lock(key)
         else:
             logger.info(
                 "Acquired uncontended linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name, key,
             )
             entry[0] += 1
+            res = defer.succeed(None)
+
+        # once we successfully get the lock, we need to return a context manager which
+        # will release the lock.
 
         @contextmanager
-        def _ctx_manager():
+        def _ctx_manager(_):
             try:
                 yield
             finally:
@@ -264,7 +232,64 @@ class Linearizer(object):
                     # map.
                     del self.key_to_defer[key]
 
-        defer.returnValue(_ctx_manager())
+        res.addCallback(_ctx_manager)
+        return res
+
+    def _await_lock(self, key):
+        """Helper for queue: adds a deferred to the queue
+
+        Assumes that we've already checked that we've reached the limit of the number
+        of lock-holders we allow. Creates a new deferred which is added to the list, and
+        adds some management around cancellations.
+
+        Returns the deferred, which will callback once we have secured the lock.
+
+        """
+        entry = self.key_to_defer[key]
+
+        logger.info(
+            "Waiting to acquire linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name, key,
+        )
+
+        new_defer = make_deferred_yieldable(defer.Deferred())
+        entry[1][new_defer] = 1
+
+        def cb(_r):
+            logger.info("Acquired linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name, key)
+            entry[0] += 1
+
+            # if the code holding the lock completes synchronously, then it
+            # will recursively run the next claimant on the list. That can
+            # relatively rapidly lead to stack exhaustion. This is essentially
+            # the same problem as http://twistedmatrix.com/trac/ticket/9304.
+            #
+            # In order to break the cycle, we add a cheeky sleep(0) here to
+            # ensure that we fall back to the reactor between each iteration.
+            #
+            # (This needs to happen while we hold the lock, and the context manager's exit
+            # code must be synchronous, so this is the only sensible place.)
+            return self._clock.sleep(0)
+
+        def eb(e):
+            logger.info("defer %r got err %r", new_defer, e)
+            if isinstance(e, CancelledError):
+                logger.info(
+                    "Cancelling wait for linearizer lock %r for key %r",
+                    self.name, key,
+                )
+
+            else:
+                logger.warn(
+                    "Unexpected exception waiting for linearizer lock %r for key %r",
+                    self.name, key,
+                )
+
+            # we just have to take ourselves back out of the queue.
+            del entry[1][new_defer]
+            return e
+
+        new_defer.addCallbacks(cb, eb)
+        return new_defer
 
 
 class ReadWriteLock(object):
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
index 861c24809c..187510576a 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/descriptors.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from six import itervalues, string_types
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from synapse.util import logcontext, unwrapFirstError
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches import get_cache_factor_for
 from synapse.util.caches.lrucache import LruCache
 from synapse.util.caches.treecache import TreeCache, iterate_tree_cache_entry
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
index a8491b42d5..afb03b2e1b 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/response_cache.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import logging
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches import register_cache
 from synapse.util.logcontext import make_deferred_yieldable, run_in_background
 
diff --git a/synapse/util/caches/snapshot_cache.py b/synapse/util/caches/snapshot_cache.py
index d03678b8c8..8318db8d2c 100644
--- a/synapse/util/caches/snapshot_cache.py
+++ b/synapse/util/caches/snapshot_cache.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 
 
 class SnapshotCache(object):
diff --git a/synapse/util/logcontext.py b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
index 8dcae50b39..07e83fadda 100644
--- a/synapse/util/logcontext.py
+++ b/synapse/util/logcontext.py
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ _to_ignore = [
     "synapse.util.logcontext",
     "synapse.http.server",
     "synapse.storage._base",
-    "synapse.util.async",
+    "synapse.util.async_helpers",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 24006c949e..9d9ca22829 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@
 
 from twisted.trial import util
 
+from tests import utils
+
 util.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_DURATION = 10
+utils.setupdb()
diff --git a/tests/api/test_auth.py b/tests/api/test_auth.py
index a82d737e71..a65689ba89 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_auth.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 
 import synapse.handlers.auth
 from synapse.api.auth import Auth
-from synapse.api.errors import AuthError
+from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, Codes
 from synapse.types import UserID
 
 from tests import unittest
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ class TestHandlers(object):
 
 
 class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.state_handler = Mock()
         self.store = Mock()
 
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(handlers=None)
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, handlers=None)
         self.hs.get_datastore = Mock(return_value=self.store)
         self.hs.handlers = TestHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth = Auth(self.hs)
@@ -53,11 +52,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_user_valid_token(self):
-        user_info = {
-            "name": self.test_user,
-            "token_id": "ditto",
-            "device_id": "device",
-        }
+        user_info = {"name": self.test_user, "token_id": "ditto", "device_id": "device"}
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=user_info)
 
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -76,10 +71,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.failureResultOf(d, AuthError)
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_user_missing_token(self):
-        user_info = {
-            "name": self.test_user,
-            "token_id": "ditto",
-        }
+        user_info = {"name": self.test_user, "token_id": "ditto"}
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=user_info)
 
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -90,8 +82,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token(self):
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(return_value=None)
@@ -106,8 +97,11 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_good_ip(self):
         from netaddr import IPSet
+
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
+            token="foobar",
+            url="a_url",
+            sender=self.test_user,
             ip_range_whitelist=IPSet(["192.168/16"]),
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -122,8 +116,11 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_bad_ip(self):
         from netaddr import IPSet
+
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
+            token="foobar",
+            url="a_url",
+            sender=self.test_user,
             ip_range_whitelist=IPSet(["192.168/16"]),
         )
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -160,8 +157,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_valid_user_id(self):
         masquerading_user_id = b"@doppelganger:matrix.org"
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         app_service.is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=True)
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -174,15 +170,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         request.requestHeaders.getRawHeaders = mock_getRawHeaders()
         requester = yield self.auth.get_user_by_req(request)
         self.assertEquals(
-            requester.user.to_string(),
-            masquerading_user_id.decode('utf8')
+            requester.user.to_string(), masquerading_user_id.decode('utf8')
         )
 
     def test_get_user_by_req_appservice_valid_token_bad_user_id(self):
         masquerading_user_id = b"@doppelganger:matrix.org"
         app_service = Mock(
-            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user,
-            ip_range_whitelist=None,
+            token="foobar", url="a_url", sender=self.test_user, ip_range_whitelist=None
         )
         app_service.is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=False)
         self.store.get_app_service_by_token = Mock(return_value=app_service)
@@ -201,17 +195,15 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # TODO(danielwh): Remove this mock when we remove the
         # get_user_by_access_token fallback.
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = Mock(
-            return_value={
-                "name": "@baldrick:matrix.org",
-                "device_id": "device",
-            }
+            return_value={"name": "@baldrick:matrix.org", "device_id": "device"}
         )
 
         user_id = "@baldrick:matrix.org"
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -225,15 +217,14 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_guest_user_from_macaroon(self):
-        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "is_guest": True,
-        })
+        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"is_guest": True})
 
         user_id = "@baldrick:matrix.org"
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -257,7 +248,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -277,7 +269,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
 
@@ -298,7 +291,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key + "wrong")
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key + "wrong",
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -320,7 +314,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -347,7 +342,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user,))
@@ -380,7 +376,8 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon(
             location=self.hs.config.server_name,
             identifier="key",
-            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key)
+            key=self.hs.config.macaroon_secret_key,
+        )
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("gen = 1")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("type = access")
         macaroon.add_first_party_caveat("user_id = %s" % (user_id,))
@@ -401,9 +398,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         token = yield self.hs.handlers.auth_handler.issue_access_token(
             USER_ID, "DEVICE"
         )
-        self.store.add_access_token_to_user.assert_called_with(
-            USER_ID, token, "DEVICE"
-        )
+        self.store.add_access_token_to_user.assert_called_with(USER_ID, token, "DEVICE")
 
         def get_user(tok):
             if token != tok:
@@ -414,10 +409,9 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "token_id": 1234,
                 "device_id": "DEVICE",
             }
+
         self.store.get_user_by_access_token = get_user
-        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "is_guest": False,
-        })
+        self.store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"is_guest": False})
 
         # check the token works
         request = Mock(args={})
@@ -444,3 +438,37 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("Guest access token used for regular user", cm.exception.msg)
 
         self.store.get_user_by_id.assert_called_with(USER_ID)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_blocking_mau(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        lots_of_users = 100
+        small_number_of_users = 1
+
+        # Ensure no error thrown
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users)
+        )
+
+        with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
+            yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+
+        # Ensure does not throw an error
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(small_number_of_users)
+        )
+        yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_hs_disabled(self):
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled = True
+        self.hs.config.hs_disabled_message = "Reason for being disabled"
+        with self.assertRaises(AuthError) as e:
+            yield self.auth.check_auth_blocking()
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.errcode, Codes.HS_DISABLED)
+        self.assertEquals(e.exception.code, 403)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_filtering.py b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
index 836a23fb54..48b2d3d663 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_filtering.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_filtering.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def MockEvent(**kwargs):
 
 
 class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.mock_federation_resource = MockHttpResource()
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_http_client.put_json = DeferredMockCallable()
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             handlers=None,
             http_client=self.mock_http_client,
             keyring=Mock(),
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {"room": {"timeline": {"limit": 0}, "state": {"not_bars": ["*"]}}},
             {"event_format": "other"},
             {"room": {"not_rooms": ["#foo:pik-test"]}},
-            {"presence": {"senders": ["@bar;pik.test.com"]}}
+            {"presence": {"senders": ["@bar;pik.test.com"]}},
         ]
         for filter in invalid_filters:
             with self.assertRaises(SynapseError) as check_filter_error:
@@ -81,34 +81,34 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     "include_leave": False,
                     "rooms": ["!dee:pik-test"],
                     "not_rooms": ["!gee:pik-test"],
-                    "account_data": {"limit": 0, "types": ["*"]}
+                    "account_data": {"limit": 0, "types": ["*"]},
                 }
             },
             {
                 "room": {
                     "state": {
                         "types": ["m.room.*"],
-                        "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"]
+                        "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
                     },
                     "timeline": {
                         "limit": 10,
                         "types": ["m.room.message"],
                         "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
-                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"]
+                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"],
                     },
                     "ephemeral": {
                         "types": ["m.receipt", "m.typing"],
                         "not_rooms": ["!726s6s6q:example.com"],
-                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"]
-                    }
+                        "not_senders": ["@spam:example.com"],
+                    },
                 },
                 "presence": {
                     "types": ["m.presence"],
-                    "not_senders": ["@alice:example.com"]
+                    "not_senders": ["@alice:example.com"],
                 },
                 "event_format": "client",
-                "event_fields": ["type", "content", "sender"]
-            }
+                "event_fields": ["type", "content", "sender"],
+            },
         ]
         for filter in valid_filters:
             try:
@@ -121,229 +121,131 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         pass
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        definition = {"types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_wildcards(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.*", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"types": ["m.*", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_types_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
+        definition = {"types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="now.for.something.completely.different",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!foo:bar",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.foo.bar"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_wildcards(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.*"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.room.message", "org.matrix.*"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="org.matrix.custom.event",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="org.matrix.custom.event", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"]
-        }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        definition = {"not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"]}
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_types_takes_priority_over_types(self):
         definition = {
             "not_types": ["m.*", "org.*"],
-            "types": ["m.room.message", "m.room.topic"]
+            "types": ["m.room.message", "m.room.topic"],
         }
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
-        )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar")
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_senders_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@flibble:wibble",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@flibble:wibble", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_senders_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@challenger:appears",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@challenger:appears", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@flibble:wibble",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@flibble:wibble", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_senders": ["@flibble:wibble"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@challenger:appears",
-            type="com.nom.nom.nom",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@challenger:appears", type="com.nom.nom.nom", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_senders_takes_priority_over_senders(self):
         definition = {
             "not_senders": ["@misspiggy:muppets"],
-            "senders": ["@kermit:muppets", "@misspiggy:muppets"]
+            "senders": ["@kermit:muppets", "@misspiggy:muppets"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@misspiggy:muppets",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@misspiggy:muppets", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_rooms_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_rooms_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_works_with_literals(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_rooms": ["!anothersecretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_rooms": ["!anothersecretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_works_with_unknowns(self):
-        definition = {
-            "not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
-        }
+        definition = {"not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]}
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@foo:bar",
             type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!anothersecretbase:unknown",
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_not_rooms_takes_priority_over_rooms(self):
         definition = {
             "not_rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"],
-            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"]
+            "rooms": ["!secretbase:unknown"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.message", room_id="!secretbase:unknown"
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event(self):
         definition = {
@@ -352,16 +254,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertTrue(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_sender(self):
         definition = {
@@ -370,16 +270,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@misspiggy:muppets",  # nope
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_room(self):
         definition = {
@@ -388,16 +286,14 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="m.room.message",  # yup
-            room_id="!piggyshouse:muppets"  # nope
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!piggyshouse:muppets",  # nope
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     def test_definition_combined_event_bad_type(self):
         definition = {
@@ -406,37 +302,26 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "rooms": ["!stage:unknown"],
             "not_rooms": ["!piggyshouse:muppets"],
             "types": ["m.room.message", "muppets.kermit.*"],
-            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"]
+            "not_types": ["muppets.misspiggy.*"],
         }
         event = MockEvent(
             sender="@kermit:muppets",  # yup
             type="muppets.misspiggy.kisses",  # nope
-            room_id="!stage:unknown"  # yup
-        )
-        self.assertFalse(
-            Filter(definition).check(event)
+            room_id="!stage:unknown",  # yup
         )
+        self.assertFalse(Filter(definition).check(event))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_presence_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "presence": {
-                "types": ["m.*"]
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"presence": {"types": ["m.*"]}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
-        )
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.profile",
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.profile")
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_presence(events=events)
@@ -444,15 +329,10 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_presence_no_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "presence": {
-                "types": ["m.*"]
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"presence": {"types": ["m.*"]}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2",
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2", user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
         event = MockEvent(
             event_id="$asdasd:localhost",
@@ -462,8 +342,7 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2",
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart + "2", filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_presence(events=events)
@@ -471,27 +350,15 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_room_state_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
-        )
-        event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="m.room.topic",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
+        event = MockEvent(sender="@foo:bar", type="m.room.topic", room_id="!foo:bar")
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_room_state(events=events)
@@ -499,27 +366,17 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_filter_room_state_no_match(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
         event = MockEvent(
-            sender="@foo:bar",
-            type="org.matrix.custom.event",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            sender="@foo:bar", type="org.matrix.custom.event", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
         events = [event]
 
         user_filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         results = user_filter.filter_room_state(events)
@@ -543,45 +400,32 @@ class FilteringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_add_filter(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.filtering.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(filter_id, 0)
-        self.assertEquals(user_filter_json, (
-            yield self.datastore.get_user_filter(
-                user_localpart=user_localpart,
-                filter_id=0,
-            )
-        ))
+        self.assertEquals(
+            user_filter_json,
+            (
+                yield self.datastore.get_user_filter(
+                    user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=0
+                )
+            ),
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_filter(self):
-        user_filter_json = {
-            "room": {
-                "state": {
-                    "types": ["m.*"]
-                }
-            }
-        }
+        user_filter_json = {"room": {"state": {"types": ["m.*"]}}}
 
         filter_id = yield self.datastore.add_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            user_filter=user_filter_json,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, user_filter=user_filter_json
         )
 
         filter = yield self.filtering.get_user_filter(
-            user_localpart=user_localpart,
-            filter_id=filter_id,
+            user_localpart=user_localpart, filter_id=filter_id
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(filter.get_filter_json(), user_filter_json)
diff --git a/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py b/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
index c45b59b36c..8933fe3b72 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_ratelimiting.py
@@ -4,17 +4,16 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class TestRatelimiter(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_allowed(self):
         limiter = Ratelimiter()
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
         self.assertTrue(allowed)
         self.assertEquals(10., time_allowed)
 
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=5, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id", time_now_s=5, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
         self.assertFalse(allowed)
         self.assertEquals(10., time_allowed)
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class TestRatelimiter(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_pruning(self):
         limiter = Ratelimiter()
         allowed, time_allowed = limiter.send_message(
-            user_id="test_id_1", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1,
+            user_id="test_id_1", time_now_s=0, msg_rate_hz=0.1, burst_count=1
         )
 
         self.assertIn("test_id_1", limiter.message_counts)
diff --git a/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py b/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
index 891e0cc973..4003869ed6 100644
--- a/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/appservice/test_appservice.py
@@ -24,14 +24,10 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 def _regex(regex, exclusive=True):
-    return {
-        "regex": re.compile(regex),
-        "exclusive": exclusive
-    }
+    return {"regex": re.compile(regex), "exclusive": exclusive}
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.service = ApplicationService(
             id="unique_identifier",
@@ -41,8 +37,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             namespaces={
                 ApplicationService.NS_USERS: [],
                 ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS: [],
-                ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES: []
-            }
+                ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES: [],
+            },
         )
         self.event = Mock(
             type="m.something", room_id="!foo:bar", sender="@someone:somewhere"
@@ -52,25 +48,19 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_user_id_prefix_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
         self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_user_id_prefix_no_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@someone_else:matrix.org"
         self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_room_member_is_checked(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@someone_else:matrix.org"
         self.event.type = "m.room.member"
         self.event.state_key = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
@@ -98,60 +88,47 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = [
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org", "#athing:matrix.org"
+            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org",
+            "#athing:matrix.org",
         ]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_alias(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_alias(
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_alias("#irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_room(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS].append(
             _regex("!irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_room(
-            "!irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_room("!irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_non_exclusive_user(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
             _regex("@irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=False)
         )
-        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_user(
-            "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertFalse(self.service.is_exclusive_user("@irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_alias(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_alias(
-            "#irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_alias("#irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_user(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
             _regex("@irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_user(
-            "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_user("@irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     def test_exclusive_room(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS].append(
             _regex("!irc_.*:matrix.org", exclusive=True)
         )
-        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_room(
-            "!irc_foobar:matrix.org"
-        ))
+        self.assertTrue(self.service.is_exclusive_room("!irc_foobar:matrix.org"))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_alias_no_match(self):
@@ -159,47 +136,36 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = [
-            "#xmpp_foobar:matrix.org", "#athing:matrix.org"
+            "#xmpp_foobar:matrix.org",
+            "#athing:matrix.org",
         ]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertFalse((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_regex_multiple_matches(self):
         self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES].append(
             _regex("#irc_.*:matrix.org")
         )
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.sender = "@irc_foobar:matrix.org"
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = ["#irc_barfoo:matrix.org"]
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = []
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            self.event, self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event, self.store)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_interested_in_self(self):
         # make sure invites get through
         self.service.sender = "@appservice:name"
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.event.type = "m.room.member"
-        self.event.content = {
-            "membership": "invite"
-        }
+        self.event.content = {"membership": "invite"}
         self.event.state_key = self.service.sender
         self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(self.event)))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_member_list_match(self):
-        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(
-            _regex("@irc_.*")
-        )
+        self.service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS].append(_regex("@irc_.*"))
         self.store.get_users_in_room.return_value = [
             "@alice:here",
             "@irc_fo:here",  # AS user
@@ -208,6 +174,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_aliases_for_room.return_value = []
 
         self.event.sender = "@xmpp_foobar:matrix.org"
-        self.assertTrue((yield self.service.is_interested(
-            event=self.event, store=self.store
-        )))
+        self.assertTrue(
+            (yield self.service.is_interested(event=self.event, store=self.store))
+        )
diff --git a/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py b/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
index b9f4863e9a..db9f86bdac 100644
--- a/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/appservice/test_scheduler.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from ..utils import MockClock
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.store = Mock()
@@ -38,8 +37,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.recoverer = Mock()
         self.recoverer_fn = Mock(return_value=self.recoverer)
         self.txnctrl = _TransactionController(
-            clock=self.clock, store=self.store, as_api=self.as_api,
-            recoverer_fn=self.recoverer_fn
+            clock=self.clock,
+            store=self.store,
+            as_api=self.as_api,
+            recoverer_fn=self.recoverer_fn,
         )
 
     def test_single_service_up_txn_sent(self):
@@ -54,9 +55,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             return_value=defer.succeed(ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         )
         txn.send = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(True))
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -77,9 +76,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_appservice_state = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         )
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -104,9 +101,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
         self.store.set_appservice_state = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(True))
         txn.send = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(False))  # fails to send
-        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(txn)
-        )
+        self.store.create_appservice_txn = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(txn))
 
         # actual call
         self.txnctrl.send(service, events)
@@ -124,7 +119,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerTransactionCtrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.as_api = Mock()
@@ -146,6 +140,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def take_txn(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(txns.pop(0))
+
         self.store.get_oldest_unsent_txn = Mock(side_effect=take_txn)
 
         self.recoverer.recover()
@@ -171,6 +166,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 return defer.succeed(txns.pop(0))
             else:
                 return defer.succeed(txn)
+
         self.store.get_oldest_unsent_txn = Mock(side_effect=take_txn)
 
         self.recoverer.recover()
@@ -197,7 +193,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerRecovererTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.txn_ctrl = Mock()
         self.queuer = _ServiceQueuer(self.txn_ctrl, MockClock())
@@ -211,9 +206,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_send_single_event_with_queue(self):
         d = defer.Deferred()
-        self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(
-            side_effect=lambda x, y: make_deferred_yieldable(d),
-        )
+        self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(side_effect=lambda x, y: make_deferred_yieldable(d))
         service = Mock(id=4)
         event = Mock(event_id="first")
         event2 = Mock(event_id="second")
@@ -247,6 +240,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceSchedulerQueuerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def do_send(x, y):
             return make_deferred_yieldable(send_return_list.pop(0))
+
         self.txn_ctrl.send = Mock(side_effect=do_send)
 
         # send events for different ASes and make sure they are sent
diff --git a/tests/config/test_generate.py b/tests/config/test_generate.py
index eb7f0ab12a..f88d28a19d 100644
--- a/tests/config/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/config/test_generate.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ConfigGenerationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         self.file = os.path.join(self.dir, "homeserver.yaml")
@@ -33,23 +32,30 @@ class ConfigGenerationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.rmtree(self.dir)
 
     def test_generate_config_generates_files(self):
-        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "--generate-config",
-            "-c", self.file,
-            "--report-stats=yes",
-            "-H", "lemurs.win"
-        ])
+        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "",
+            [
+                "--generate-config",
+                "-c",
+                self.file,
+                "--report-stats=yes",
+                "-H",
+                "lemurs.win",
+            ],
+        )
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            set([
-                "homeserver.yaml",
-                "lemurs.win.log.config",
-                "lemurs.win.signing.key",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.crt",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.dh",
-                "lemurs.win.tls.key",
-            ]),
-            set(os.listdir(self.dir))
+            set(
+                [
+                    "homeserver.yaml",
+                    "lemurs.win.log.config",
+                    "lemurs.win.signing.key",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.crt",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.dh",
+                    "lemurs.win.tls.key",
+                ]
+            ),
+            set(os.listdir(self.dir)),
         )
 
         self.assert_log_filename_is(
diff --git a/tests/config/test_load.py b/tests/config/test_load.py
index 5c422eff38..d5f1777093 100644
--- a/tests/config/test_load.py
+++ b/tests/config/test_load.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
         print(self.dir)
@@ -43,15 +42,14 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_generates_and_loads_macaroon_secret_key(self):
         self.generate_config()
 
-        with open(self.file,
-                  "r") as f:
+        with open(self.file, "r") as f:
             raw = yaml.load(f)
         self.assertIn("macaroon_secret_key", raw)
 
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertTrue(
             hasattr(config, "macaroon_secret_key"),
-            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key"
+            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key",
         )
         if len(config.macaroon_secret_key) < 5:
             self.fail(
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertTrue(
             hasattr(config, "macaroon_secret_key"),
-            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key"
+            "Want config to have attr macaroon_secret_key",
         )
         if len(config.macaroon_secret_key) < 5:
             self.fail(
@@ -80,10 +78,9 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_disable_registration(self):
         self.generate_config()
-        self.add_lines_to_config([
-            "enable_registration: true",
-            "disable_registration: true",
-        ])
+        self.add_lines_to_config(
+            ["enable_registration: true", "disable_registration: true"]
+        )
         # Check that disable_registration clobbers enable_registration.
         config = HomeServerConfig.load_config("", ["-c", self.file])
         self.assertFalse(config.enable_registration)
@@ -92,18 +89,23 @@ class ConfigLoadingTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertFalse(config.enable_registration)
 
         # Check that either config value is clobbered by the command line.
-        config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "-c", self.file, "--enable-registration"
-        ])
+        config = HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "", ["-c", self.file, "--enable-registration"]
+        )
         self.assertTrue(config.enable_registration)
 
     def generate_config(self):
-        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config("", [
-            "--generate-config",
-            "-c", self.file,
-            "--report-stats=yes",
-            "-H", "lemurs.win"
-        ])
+        HomeServerConfig.load_or_generate_config(
+            "",
+            [
+                "--generate-config",
+                "-c",
+                self.file,
+                "--report-stats=yes",
+                "-H",
+                "lemurs.win",
+            ],
+        )
 
     def generate_config_and_remove_lines_containing(self, needle):
         self.generate_config()
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py b/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
index cd11871b80..b2536c1e69 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_event_signing.py
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 # Perform these tests using given secret key so we get entirely deterministic
 # signatures output that we can test against.
-SIGNING_KEY_SEED = decode_base64(
-    "YJDBA9Xnr2sVqXD9Vj7XVUnmFZcZrlw8Md7kMW+3XA1"
-)
+SIGNING_KEY_SEED = decode_base64("YJDBA9Xnr2sVqXD9Vj7XVUnmFZcZrlw8Md7kMW+3XA1")
 
 KEY_ALG = "ed25519"
 KEY_VER = 1
@@ -36,7 +34,6 @@ HOSTNAME = "domain"
 
 
 class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.signing_key = nacl.signing.SigningKey(SIGNING_KEY_SEED)
         self.signing_key.alg = KEY_ALG
@@ -51,7 +48,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'signatures': {},
                 'type': "X",
                 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 1000000},
-            },
+            }
         )
 
         add_hashes_and_signatures(builder, HOSTNAME, self.signing_key)
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'hashes'))
         self.assertIn('sha256', event.hashes)
         self.assertEquals(
-            event.hashes['sha256'],
-            "6tJjLpXtggfke8UxFhAKg82QVkJzvKOVOOSjUDK4ZSI",
+            event.hashes['sha256'], "6tJjLpXtggfke8UxFhAKg82QVkJzvKOVOOSjUDK4ZSI"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'signatures'))
@@ -77,9 +73,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_sign_message(self):
         builder = EventBuilder(
             {
-                'content': {
-                    'body': "Here is the message content",
-                },
+                'content': {'body': "Here is the message content"},
                 'event_id': "$0:domain",
                 'origin': "domain",
                 'origin_server_ts': 1000000,
@@ -98,8 +92,7 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'hashes'))
         self.assertIn('sha256', event.hashes)
         self.assertEquals(
-            event.hashes['sha256'],
-            "onLKD1bGljeBWQhWZ1kaP9SorVmRQNdN5aM2JYU2n/g",
+            event.hashes['sha256'], "onLKD1bGljeBWQhWZ1kaP9SorVmRQNdN5aM2JYU2n/g"
         )
 
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(event, 'signatures'))
@@ -108,5 +101,5 @@ class EventSigningTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(
             event.signatures[HOSTNAME][KEY_NAME],
             "Wm+VzmOUOz08Ds+0NTWb1d4CZrVsJSikkeRxh6aCcUw"
-            "u6pNC78FunoD7KNWzqFn241eYHYMGCA5McEiVPdhzBA"
+            "u6pNC78FunoD7KNWzqFn241eYHYMGCA5McEiVPdhzBA",
         )
diff --git a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
index a9d37fe084..8299dc72c8 100644
--- a/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
+++ b/tests/crypto/test_keyring.py
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ class MockPerspectiveServer(object):
 
     def get_verify_keys(self):
         vk = signedjson.key.get_verify_key(self.key)
-        return {
-            "%s:%s" % (vk.alg, vk.version): vk,
-        }
+        return {"%s:%s" % (vk.alg, vk.version): vk}
 
     def get_signed_key(self, server_name, verify_key):
         key_id = "%s:%s" % (verify_key.alg, verify_key.version)
@@ -47,10 +45,8 @@ class MockPerspectiveServer(object):
             "old_verify_keys": {},
             "valid_until_ts": time.time() * 1000 + 3600,
             "verify_keys": {
-                key_id: {
-                    "key": signedjson.key.encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key)
-                }
-            }
+                key_id: {"key": signedjson.key.encode_verify_key_base64(verify_key)}
+            },
         }
         signedjson.sign.sign_json(res, self.server_name, self.key)
         return res
@@ -62,18 +58,14 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_perspective_server = MockPerspectiveServer()
         self.http_client = Mock()
         self.hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(
-            handlers=None,
-            http_client=self.http_client,
+            self.addCleanup, handlers=None, http_client=self.http_client
         )
-        self.hs.config.perspectives = {
-            self.mock_perspective_server.server_name:
-                self.mock_perspective_server.get_verify_keys()
-        }
+        keys = self.mock_perspective_server.get_verify_keys()
+        self.hs.config.perspectives = {self.mock_perspective_server.server_name: keys}
 
     def check_context(self, _, expected):
         self.assertEquals(
-            getattr(LoggingContext.current_context(), "request", None),
-            expected
+            getattr(LoggingContext.current_context(), "request", None), expected
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -89,8 +81,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             context_one.request = "one"
 
             wait_1_deferred = kr.wait_for_previous_lookups(
-                ["server1"],
-                {"server1": lookup_1_deferred},
+                ["server1"], {"server1": lookup_1_deferred}
             )
 
             # there were no previous lookups, so the deferred should be ready
@@ -105,8 +96,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # set off another wait. It should block because the first lookup
             # hasn't yet completed.
             wait_2_deferred = kr.wait_for_previous_lookups(
-                ["server1"],
-                {"server1": lookup_2_deferred},
+                ["server1"], {"server1": lookup_2_deferred}
             )
             self.assertFalse(wait_2_deferred.called)
             # ... so we should have reset the LoggingContext.
@@ -132,21 +122,19 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         persp_resp = {
             "server_keys": [
                 self.mock_perspective_server.get_signed_key(
-                    "server10",
-                    signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
-                ),
+                    "server10", signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
+                )
             ]
         }
         persp_deferred = defer.Deferred()
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def get_perspectives(**kwargs):
-            self.assertEquals(
-                LoggingContext.current_context().request, "11",
-            )
+            self.assertEquals(LoggingContext.current_context().request, "11")
             with logcontext.PreserveLoggingContext():
                 yield persp_deferred
             defer.returnValue(persp_resp)
+
         self.http_client.post_json.side_effect = get_perspectives
 
         with LoggingContext("11") as context_11:
@@ -154,9 +142,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # start off a first set of lookups
             res_deferreds = kr.verify_json_objects_for_server(
-                [("server10", json1),
-                 ("server11", {})
-                 ]
+                [("server10", json1), ("server11", {})]
             )
 
             # the unsigned json should be rejected pretty quickly
@@ -172,7 +158,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             # wait a tick for it to send the request to the perspectives server
             # (it first tries the datastore)
-            yield clock.sleep(1)   # XXX find out why this takes so long!
+            yield clock.sleep(1)  # XXX find out why this takes so long!
             self.http_client.post_json.assert_called_once()
 
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), context_11)
@@ -186,7 +172,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.http_client.post_json.return_value = defer.Deferred()
 
                 res_deferreds_2 = kr.verify_json_objects_for_server(
-                    [("server10", json1)],
+                    [("server10", json1)]
                 )
                 yield clock.sleep(1)
                 self.http_client.post_json.assert_not_called()
@@ -207,8 +193,7 @@ class KeyringTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         key1 = signedjson.key.generate_signing_key(1)
         yield self.hs.datastore.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server9", "", time.time() * 1000,
-            signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1),
+            "server9", "", time.time() * 1000, signedjson.key.get_verify_key(key1)
         )
         json1 = {}
         signedjson.sign.sign_json(json1, "server9", key1)
diff --git a/tests/events/test_utils.py b/tests/events/test_utils.py
index f51d99419e..ff217ca8b9 100644
--- a/tests/events/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/events/test_utils.py
@@ -31,25 +31,20 @@ def MockEvent(**kwargs):
 class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """ Asserts that a new event constructed with `evdict` will look like
     `matchdict` when it is redacted. """
+
     def run_test(self, evdict, matchdict):
-        self.assertEquals(
-            prune_event(FrozenEvent(evdict)).get_dict(),
-            matchdict
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(prune_event(FrozenEvent(evdict)).get_dict(), matchdict)
 
     def test_minimal(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'A',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-            },
+            {'type': 'A', 'event_id': '$test:domain'},
             {
                 'type': 'A',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_basic_keys(self):
@@ -70,23 +65,19 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_unsigned_age_ts(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'B',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-                'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20},
-            },
+            {'type': 'B', 'event_id': '$test:domain', 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20}},
             {
                 'type': 'B',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {'age_ts': 20},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
         self.run_test(
@@ -101,23 +92,19 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
     def test_content(self):
         self.run_test(
-            {
-                'type': 'C',
-                'event_id': '$test:domain',
-                'content': {'things': 'here'},
-            },
+            {'type': 'C', 'event_id': '$test:domain', 'content': {'things': 'here'}},
             {
                 'type': 'C',
                 'event_id': '$test:domain',
                 'content': {},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
         self.run_test(
@@ -132,27 +119,20 @@ class PruneEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'content': {'creator': '@2:domain'},
                 'signatures': {},
                 'unsigned': {},
-            }
+            },
         )
 
 
 class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def serialize(self, ev, fields):
         return serialize_event(ev, 1479807801915, only_event_fields=fields)
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_keys(self):
         self.assertEquals(
             self.serialize(
-                MockEvent(
-                    sender="@alice:localhost",
-                    room_id="!foo:bar"
-                ),
-                ["room_id"]
+                MockEvent(sender="@alice:localhost", room_id="!foo:bar"), ["room_id"]
             ),
-            {
-                "room_id": "!foo:bar",
-            }
+            {"room_id": "!foo:bar"},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_nested_keys(self):
@@ -161,17 +141,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "body": "A message",
-                    },
+                    content={"body": "A message"},
                 ),
-                ["content.body"]
+                ["content.body"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "body": "A message",
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"body": "A message"}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_dot_keys(self):
@@ -180,17 +154,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "key.with.dots": {},
-                    },
+                    content={"key.with.dots": {}},
                 ),
-                ["content.key\.with\.dots"]
+                ["content.key\.with\.dots"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "key.with.dots": {},
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"key.with.dots": {}}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_works_with_nested_dot_keys(self):
@@ -201,21 +169,12 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
                     content={
                         "not_me": 1,
-                        "nested.dot.key": {
-                            "leaf.key": 42,
-                            "not_me_either": 1,
-                        },
+                        "nested.dot.key": {"leaf.key": 42, "not_me_either": 1},
                     },
                 ),
-                ["content.nested\.dot\.key.leaf\.key"]
+                ["content.nested\.dot\.key.leaf\.key"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "nested.dot.key": {
-                        "leaf.key": 42,
-                    },
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"nested.dot.key": {"leaf.key": 42}}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_unknown_keys(self):
@@ -224,17 +183,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": "bar"},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo", "content.notexists"]
+                ["content.foo", "content.notexists"],
             ),
-            {
-                "content": {
-                    "foo": "bar",
-                }
-            }
+            {"content": {"foo": "bar"}},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_non_dict_keys(self):
@@ -243,13 +196,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"],
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"]},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo.am"]
+                ["content.foo.am"],
             ),
-            {}
+            {},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_nops_with_array_keys(self):
@@ -258,13 +209,11 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 MockEvent(
                     sender="@alice:localhost",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"],
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": ["I", "am", "an", "array"]},
                 ),
-                ["content.foo.1"]
+                ["content.foo.1"],
             ),
-            {}
+            {},
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_all_fields_if_empty(self):
@@ -274,31 +223,21 @@ class SerializeEventTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     type="foo",
                     event_id="test",
                     room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
+                    content={"foo": "bar"},
                 ),
-                []
+                [],
             ),
             {
                 "type": "foo",
                 "event_id": "test",
                 "room_id": "!foo:bar",
-                "content": {
-                    "foo": "bar",
-                },
-                "unsigned": {}
-            }
+                "content": {"foo": "bar"},
+                "unsigned": {},
+            },
         )
 
     def test_event_fields_fail_if_fields_not_str(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
             self.serialize(
-                MockEvent(
-                    room_id="!foo:bar",
-                    content={
-                        "foo": "bar",
-                    },
-                ),
-                ["room_id", 4]
+                MockEvent(room_id="!foo:bar", content={"foo": "bar"}), ["room_id", 4]
             )
diff --git a/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py b/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
index c91e25f54f..af15f4cc5a 100644
--- a/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
+++ b/tests/federation/test_federation_server.py
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ from tests import unittest
 @unittest.DEBUG
 class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_blacklisted_server(self):
-        e = _create_acl_event({
-            "allow": ["*"],
-            "deny": ["evil.com"],
-        })
+        e = _create_acl_event({"allow": ["*"], "deny": ["evil.com"]})
         logging.info("ACL event: %s", e.content)
 
         self.assertFalse(server_matches_acl_event("evil.com", e))
@@ -36,10 +33,7 @@ class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(server_matches_acl_event("honestly.not.evil.com", e))
 
     def test_block_ip_literals(self):
-        e = _create_acl_event({
-            "allow_ip_literals": False,
-            "allow": ["*"],
-        })
+        e = _create_acl_event({"allow_ip_literals": False, "allow": ["*"]})
         logging.info("ACL event: %s", e.content)
 
         self.assertFalse(server_matches_acl_event("1.2.3.4", e))
@@ -49,10 +43,12 @@ class ServerACLsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 def _create_acl_event(content):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": "!a:b",
-        "event_id": "$a:b",
-        "type": "m.room.server_acls",
-        "sender": "@a:b",
-        "content": content
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": "!a:b",
+            "event_id": "$a:b",
+            "type": "m.room.server_acls",
+            "sender": "@a:b",
+            "content": content,
+        }
+    )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py b/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
index 57c0771cf3..ba7148ec01 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_appservice.py
@@ -45,20 +45,18 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [
             self._mkservice(is_interested=False),
             interested_service,
-            self._mkservice(is_interested=False)
+            self._mkservice(is_interested=False),
         ]
 
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
         self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value=[])
 
         event = Mock(
-            sender="@someone:anywhere",
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
+            sender="@someone:anywhere", type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar"
         )
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
@@ -74,21 +72,15 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
         self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value=None)
 
-        event = Mock(
-            sender=user_id,
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        event = Mock(sender=user_id, type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         self.mock_as_api.query_user = Mock()
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
-        self.mock_as_api.query_user.assert_called_once_with(
-            services[0], user_id
-        )
+        self.mock_as_api.query_user.assert_called_once_with(services[0], user_id)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_query_user_exists_known_user(self):
@@ -96,25 +88,19 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [self._mkservice(is_interested=True)]
         services[0].is_interested_in_user = Mock(return_value=True)
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
-        self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={
-            "name": user_id
-        })
+        self.mock_store.get_user_by_id = Mock(return_value={"name": user_id})
 
-        event = Mock(
-            sender=user_id,
-            type="m.room.message",
-            room_id="!foo:bar"
-        )
+        event = Mock(sender=user_id, type="m.room.message", room_id="!foo:bar")
         self.mock_as_api.push = Mock()
         self.mock_as_api.query_user = Mock()
         self.mock_store.get_new_events_for_appservice.side_effect = [
             (0, [event]),
-            (0, [])
+            (0, []),
         ]
         yield self.handler.notify_interested_services(0)
         self.assertFalse(
             self.mock_as_api.query_user.called,
-            "query_user called when it shouldn't have been."
+            "query_user called when it shouldn't have been.",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -129,7 +115,7 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         services = [
             self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False),
             interested_service,
-            self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False)
+            self._mkservice_alias(is_interested_in_alias=False),
         ]
 
         self.mock_store.get_app_services = Mock(return_value=services)
@@ -140,8 +126,7 @@ class AppServiceHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         result = yield self.handler.query_room_alias_exists(room_alias)
 
         self.mock_as_api.query_alias.assert_called_once_with(
-            interested_service,
-            room_alias_str
+            interested_service, room_alias_str
         )
         self.assertEquals(result.room_id, room_id)
         self.assertEquals(result.servers, servers)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
index 55eab9e9cf..56c0f87fb7 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_auth.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class AuthHandlers(object):
 class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(handlers=None)
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, handlers=None)
         self.hs.handlers = AuthHandlers(self.hs)
         self.auth_handler = self.hs.handlers.auth_handler
         self.macaroon_generator = self.hs.get_macaroon_generator()
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_short_term_login_token_gives_user_id(self):
         self.hs.clock.now = 1000
 
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "a_user", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("a_user", 5000)
         user_id = yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
             token
         )
@@ -98,17 +96,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_short_term_login_token_cannot_replace_user_id(self):
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "a_user", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("a_user", 5000)
         macaroon = pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
 
         user_id = yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
             macaroon.serialize()
         )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            "a_user", user_id
-        )
+        self.assertEqual("a_user", user_id)
 
         # add another "user_id" caveat, which might allow us to override the
         # user_id.
@@ -132,14 +126,14 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_mau_limits_exceeded(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.large_number_of_users)
         )
 
         with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
             yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.large_number_of_users)
         )
         with self.assertRaises(AuthError):
@@ -151,13 +145,13 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_mau_limits_not_exceeded(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
         )
         # Ensure does not raise exception
         yield self.auth_handler.get_access_token_for_user_id('user_a')
 
-        self.hs.get_datastore().count_monthly_users = Mock(
+        self.hs.get_datastore().get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
             return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
         )
         yield self.auth_handler.validate_short_term_login_token_and_get_user_id(
@@ -165,7 +159,5 @@ class AuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
     def _get_macaroon(self):
-        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token(
-            "user_a", 5000
-        )
+        token = self.macaroon_generator.generate_short_term_login_token("user_a", 5000)
         return pymacaroons.Macaroon.deserialize(token)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_device.py b/tests/handlers/test_device.py
index 633a0b7f36..56e7acd37c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_device.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_device.py
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ user2 = "@theresa:bbb"
 class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(DeviceTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.store = None    # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
+        self.store = None  # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.device.DeviceHandler
-        self.clock = None    # type: utils.MockClock
+        self.clock = None  # type: utils.MockClock
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.handler = hs.get_device_handler()
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         res = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res, "fco")
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         res1 = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res1, "fco")
 
         res2 = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@boris:foo",
             device_id="fco",
-            initial_device_display_name="new display name"
+            initial_device_display_name="new display name",
         )
         self.assertEqual(res2, "fco")
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id="@theresa:foo",
             device_id=None,
-            initial_device_display_name="display"
+            initial_device_display_name="display",
         )
 
         dev = yield self.handler.store.get_device("@theresa:foo", device_id)
@@ -87,43 +87,53 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = yield self.handler.get_devices_by_user(user1)
         self.assertEqual(3, len(res))
-        device_map = {
-            d["device_id"]: d for d in res
-        }
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "xyz",
-            "display_name": "display 0",
-            "last_seen_ip": None,
-            "last_seen_ts": None,
-        }, device_map["xyz"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "fco",
-            "display_name": "display 1",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip1",
-            "last_seen_ts": 1000000,
-        }, device_map["fco"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "abc",
-            "display_name": "display 2",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
-            "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
-        }, device_map["abc"])
+        device_map = {d["device_id"]: d for d in res}
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "xyz",
+                "display_name": "display 0",
+                "last_seen_ip": None,
+                "last_seen_ts": None,
+            },
+            device_map["xyz"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "fco",
+                "display_name": "display 1",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip1",
+                "last_seen_ts": 1000000,
+            },
+            device_map["fco"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "abc",
+                "display_name": "display 2",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
+                "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
+            },
+            device_map["abc"],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_device(self):
         yield self._record_users()
 
         res = yield self.handler.get_device(user1, "abc")
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": user1,
-            "device_id": "abc",
-            "display_name": "display 2",
-            "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
-            "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
-        }, res)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": user1,
+                "device_id": "abc",
+                "display_name": "display 2",
+                "last_seen_ip": "ip3",
+                "last_seen_ts": 3000000,
+            },
+            res,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_delete_device(self):
@@ -153,8 +163,7 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_update_unknown_device(self):
         update = {"display_name": "new_display"}
         with self.assertRaises(synapse.api.errors.NotFoundError):
-            yield self.handler.update_device("user_id", "unknown_device_id",
-                                             update)
+            yield self.handler.update_device("user_id", "unknown_device_id", update)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def _record_users(self):
@@ -168,16 +177,17 @@ class DeviceTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self._record_user(user2, "def", "dispkay", "token4", "ip4")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _record_user(self, user_id, device_id, display_name,
-                     access_token=None, ip=None):
+    def _record_user(
+        self, user_id, device_id, display_name, access_token=None, ip=None
+    ):
         device_id = yield self.handler.check_device_registered(
             user_id=user_id,
             device_id=device_id,
-            initial_device_display_name=display_name
+            initial_device_display_name=display_name,
         )
 
         if ip is not None:
             yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
-                user_id,
-                access_token, ip, "user_agent", device_id)
+                user_id, access_token, ip, "user_agent", device_id
+            )
             self.clock.advance_time(1000)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
index a353070316..ec7355688b 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_directory.py
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def register_query_handler(query_type, handler):
             self.query_handlers[query_type] = handler
+
         self.mock_registry.register_query_handler = register_query_handler
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
@@ -68,10 +70,7 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         result = yield self.handler.get_association(self.my_room)
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765qwer:test",
-            "servers": ["test"],
-        }, result)
+        self.assertEquals({"room_id": "!8765qwer:test", "servers": ["test"]}, result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_remote_association(self):
@@ -81,16 +80,13 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         result = yield self.handler.get_association(self.remote_room)
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765qwer:test",
-            "servers": ["test", "remote"],
-        }, result)
+        self.assertEquals(
+            {"room_id": "!8765qwer:test", "servers": ["test", "remote"]}, result
+        )
         self.mock_federation.make_query.assert_called_with(
             destination="remote",
             query_type="directory",
-            args={
-                "room_alias": "#another:remote",
-            },
+            args={"room_alias": "#another:remote"},
             retry_on_dns_fail=False,
             ignore_backoff=True,
         )
@@ -105,7 +101,4 @@ class DirectoryTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {"room_alias": "#your-room:test"}
         )
 
-        self.assertEquals({
-            "room_id": "!8765asdf:test",
-            "servers": ["test"],
-        }, response)
+        self.assertEquals({"room_id": "!8765asdf:test", "servers": ["test"]}, response)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
index ca1542236d..8dccc6826e 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_e2e_keys.py
@@ -28,14 +28,13 @@ from tests import unittest, utils
 class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(E2eKeysHandlerTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.hs = None       # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
+        self.hs = None  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.handler = None  # type: synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eKeysHandler
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.hs = yield utils.setup_test_homeserver(
-            handlers=None,
-            federation_client=mock.Mock(),
+            self.addCleanup, handlers=None, federation_client=mock.Mock()
         )
         self.handler = synapse.handlers.e2e_keys.E2eKeysHandler(self.hs)
 
@@ -54,30 +53,21 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = "xyz"
         keys = {
             "alg1:k1": "key1",
-            "alg2:k2": {
-                "key": "key2",
-                "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}
-            },
-            "alg2:k3": {
-                "key": "key3",
-            },
+            "alg2:k2": {"key": "key2", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}},
+            "alg2:k3": {"key": "key3"},
         }
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
         # we should be able to change the signature without a problem
         keys["alg2:k2"]["signatures"]["k1"] = "sig2"
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_change_one_time_keys(self):
@@ -87,25 +77,18 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         device_id = "xyz"
         keys = {
             "alg1:k1": "key1",
-            "alg2:k2": {
-                "key": "key2",
-                "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}
-            },
-            "alg2:k3": {
-                "key": "key3",
-            },
+            "alg2:k2": {"key": "key2", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}},
+            "alg2:k3": {"key": "key3"},
         }
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1, "alg2": 2}})
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": "key2"}},
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": "key2"}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when changing string key")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -113,7 +96,7 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg2:k3": "key2"}},
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg2:k3": "key2"}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing dict key with string")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -121,9 +104,7 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {
-                    "one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": {"key": "key"}}
-                },
+                local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": {"alg1:k1": {"key": "key"}}}
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing string key with dict")
         except errors.SynapseError:
@@ -131,13 +112,12 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         try:
             yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-                local_user, device_id, {
+                local_user,
+                device_id,
+                {
                     "one_time_keys": {
-                        "alg2:k2": {
-                            "key": "key3",
-                            "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"},
-                        }
-                    },
+                        "alg2:k2": {"key": "key3", "signatures": {"k1": "sig1"}}
+                    }
                 },
             )
             self.fail("No error when replacing dict key")
@@ -148,31 +128,20 @@ class E2eKeysHandlerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_claim_one_time_key(self):
         local_user = "@boris:" + self.hs.hostname
         device_id = "xyz"
-        keys = {
-            "alg1:k1": "key1",
-        }
+        keys = {"alg1:k1": "key1"}
 
         res = yield self.handler.upload_keys_for_user(
-            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys},
+            local_user, device_id, {"one_time_keys": keys}
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(res, {"one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1}})
+
+        res2 = yield self.handler.claim_one_time_keys(
+            {"one_time_keys": {local_user: {device_id: "alg1"}}}, timeout=None
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            res2,
+            {
+                "failures": {},
+                "one_time_keys": {local_user: {device_id: {"alg1:k1": "key1"}}},
+            },
         )
-        self.assertDictEqual(res, {
-            "one_time_key_counts": {"alg1": 1}
-        })
-
-        res2 = yield self.handler.claim_one_time_keys({
-            "one_time_keys": {
-                local_user: {
-                    device_id: "alg1"
-                }
-            }
-        }, timeout=None)
-        self.assertEqual(res2, {
-            "failures": {},
-            "one_time_keys": {
-                local_user: {
-                    device_id: {
-                        "alg1:k1": "key1"
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        })
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
index 121ce78634..fc2b646ba2 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_presence.py
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -54,23 +53,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -79,14 +77,11 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -101,23 +96,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online_last_active_noop(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -132,8 +126,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
@@ -148,23 +141,22 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 3)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_active_ts + LAST_ACTIVE_GRANULARITY,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_online_last_active(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -178,9 +170,7 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             currently_active=True,
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.ONLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -193,18 +183,17 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(state.last_federation_update_ts, now)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 2)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER
-            ),
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            )
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(now=now, obj=user_id, then=new_state.last_active_ts + IDLE_TIMER),
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                ),
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_remote_ping_timer(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -213,13 +202,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.ONLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=False, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -232,13 +218,16 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(new_state.status_msg, state.status_msg)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 1)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_federation_update_ts + FEDERATION_TIMEOUT
-            ),
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_federation_update_ts + FEDERATION_TIMEOUT,
+                )
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
     def test_online_to_offline(self):
         wheel_timer = Mock()
@@ -247,14 +236,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.OFFLINE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.OFFLINE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -273,14 +258,10 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         prev_state = UserPresenceState.default(user_id)
         prev_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.ONLINE,
-            last_active_ts=now,
-            currently_active=True,
+            state=PresenceState.ONLINE, last_active_ts=now, currently_active=True
         )
 
-        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(
-            state=PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE,
-        )
+        new_state = prev_state.copy_and_replace(state=PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE)
 
         state, persist_and_notify, federation_ping = handle_update(
             prev_state, new_state, is_mine=True, wheel_timer=wheel_timer, now=now
@@ -293,13 +274,16 @@ class PresenceUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(new_state.status_msg, state.status_msg)
 
         self.assertEquals(wheel_timer.insert.call_count, 1)
-        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls([
-            call(
-                now=now,
-                obj=user_id,
-                then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT
-            )
-        ], any_order=True)
+        wheel_timer.insert.assert_has_calls(
+            [
+                call(
+                    now=now,
+                    obj=user_id,
+                    then=new_state.last_user_sync_ts + SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT,
+                )
+            ],
+            any_order=True,
+        )
 
 
 class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -314,9 +298,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_user_sync_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state.state, PresenceState.UNAVAILABLE)
@@ -332,9 +314,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_user_sync_ts=now - SYNC_ONLINE_TIMEOUT - 1,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state.state, PresenceState.OFFLINE)
@@ -369,9 +349,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now - FEDERATION_PING_INTERVAL - 1,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(new_state, new_state)
@@ -388,9 +366,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNone(new_state)
 
@@ -425,9 +401,7 @@ class PresenceTimeoutTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             last_federation_update_ts=now,
         )
 
-        new_state = handle_timeout(
-            state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now
-        )
+        new_state = handle_timeout(state, is_mine=True, syncing_user_ids=set(), now=now)
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(new_state)
         self.assertEquals(state, new_state)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
index dc17918a3d..62dc69003c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_profile.py
@@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_registry.register_query_handler = register_query_handler
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             handlers=None,
             resource_for_federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=self.mock_federation,
             federation_server=Mock(),
             federation_registry=self.mock_registry,
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ])
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
 
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
@@ -74,9 +73,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_my_name(self):
-        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(
-            self.frank.localpart, "Frank"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(self.frank.localpart, "Frank")
 
         displayname = yield self.handler.get_displayname(self.frank)
 
@@ -85,22 +82,18 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_name(self):
         yield self.handler.set_displayname(
-            self.frank,
-            synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank), "Frank Jr."
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.frank.localpart)),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            "Frank Jr.",
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_name_noauth(self):
         d = self.handler.set_displayname(
-            self.frank,
-            synapse.types.create_requester(self.bob),
-            "Frank Jr."
+            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.bob), "Frank Jr."
         )
 
         yield self.assertFailure(d, AuthError)
@@ -145,11 +138,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_my_avatar(self):
         yield self.handler.set_avatar_url(
-            self.frank, synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
-            "http://my.server/pic.gif"
+            self.frank,
+            synapse.types.create_requester(self.frank),
+            "http://my.server/pic.gif",
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.frank.localpart)),
-            "http://my.server/pic.gif"
+            "http://my.server/pic.gif",
         )
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_register.py b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
index 0937d71cf6..d48d40c8dd 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_register.py
@@ -40,16 +40,22 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_distributor.declare("registered_user")
         self.mock_captcha_client = Mock()
         self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             handlers=None,
             http_client=None,
             expire_access_token=True,
             profile_handler=Mock(),
         )
         self.macaroon_generator = Mock(
-            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value='secret'))
+            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value='secret')
+        )
         self.hs.get_macaroon_generator = Mock(return_value=self.macaroon_generator)
         self.hs.handlers = RegistrationHandlers(self.hs)
         self.handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        self.lots_of_users = 100
+        self.small_number_of_users = 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_user_is_created_and_logged_in_if_doesnt_exist(self):
@@ -58,7 +64,8 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         user_id = "@someone:test"
         requester = create_requester("@as:test")
         result_user_id, result_token = yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(
-            requester, local_part, display_name)
+            requester, local_part, display_name
+        )
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
 
@@ -69,62 +76,56 @@ class RegistrationTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield store.register(
             user_id=frank.to_string(),
             token="jkv;g498752-43gj['eamb!-5",
-            password_hash=None)
+            password_hash=None,
+        )
         local_part = "frank"
         display_name = "Frank"
         user_id = "@frank:test"
         requester = create_requester("@as:test")
         result_user_id, result_token = yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(
-            requester, local_part, display_name)
+            requester, local_part, display_name
+        )
         self.assertEquals(result_user_id, user_id)
         self.assertEquals(result_token, 'secret')
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def test_cannot_register_when_mau_limits_exceeded(self):
-        local_part = "someone"
-        display_name = "someone"
-        requester = create_requester("@as:test")
-        store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+    def test_mau_limits_when_disabled(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
-        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
-        lots_of_users = 100
-        small_number_users = 1
-
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
-
         # Ensure does not throw exception
-        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(requester, 'a', display_name)
+        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("requester", 'a', "display_name")
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_get_or_create_user_mau_not_blocked(self):
         self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-
-        with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.get_or_create_user(requester, 'b', display_name)
-
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(small_number_users))
-
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another_secret")
-
+        self.store.count_monthly_users = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.small_number_of_users)
+        )
         # Ensure does not throw exception
-        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("@neil:matrix.org", 'c', "Neil")
-
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another another secret")
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
+        yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("@user:server", 'c', "User")
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_get_or_create_user_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
         with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.register(localpart=local_part)
+            yield self.handler.get_or_create_user("requester", 'b', "display_name")
 
-        self._macaroon_mock_generator("another another secret")
-        store.count_monthly_users = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users))
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_register_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
+        with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
+            yield self.handler.register(localpart="local_part")
 
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_register_saml2_mau_blocked(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(self.lots_of_users)
+        )
         with self.assertRaises(RegistrationError):
-            yield self.handler.register_saml2(local_part)
-
-    def _macaroon_mock_generator(self, secret):
-        """
-        Reset macaroon generator in the case where the test creates multiple users
-        """
-        macaroon_generator = Mock(
-            generate_access_token=Mock(return_value=secret))
-        self.hs.get_macaroon_generator = Mock(return_value=macaroon_generator)
-        self.hs.handlers = RegistrationHandlers(self.hs)
-        self.handler = self.hs.get_handlers().registration_handler
+            yield self.handler.register_saml2(localpart="local_part")
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
index 2c263af1a3..ad58073a14 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_typing.py
@@ -38,21 +38,19 @@ def _expect_edu(destination, edu_type, content, origin="test"):
         "origin": origin,
         "origin_server_ts": 1000000,
         "pdus": [],
-        "edus": [
-            {
-                "edu_type": edu_type,
-                "content": content,
-            }
-        ],
+        "edus": [{"edu_type": edu_type, "content": content}],
     }
 
 
 def _make_edu_json(origin, edu_type, content):
-    return json.dumps(_expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin))
+    return json.dumps(_expect_edu("test", edu_type, content, origin=origin)).encode(
+        'utf8'
+    )
 
 
 class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests typing notifications to rooms."""
+
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
@@ -69,21 +67,24 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.state_handler = Mock()
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "test",
             auth=self.auth,
             clock=self.clock,
-            datastore=Mock(spec=[
-                # Bits that Federation needs
-                "prep_send_transaction",
-                "delivered_txn",
-                "get_received_txn_response",
-                "set_received_txn_response",
-                "get_destination_retry_timings",
-                "get_devices_by_remote",
-                # Bits that user_directory needs
-                "get_user_directory_stream_pos",
-                "get_current_state_deltas",
-            ]),
+            datastore=Mock(
+                spec=[
+                    # Bits that Federation needs
+                    "prep_send_transaction",
+                    "delivered_txn",
+                    "get_received_txn_response",
+                    "set_received_txn_response",
+                    "get_destination_retry_timings",
+                    "get_devices_by_remote",
+                    # Bits that user_directory needs
+                    "get_user_directory_stream_pos",
+                    "get_current_state_deltas",
+                ]
+            ),
             state_handler=self.state_handler,
             handlers=Mock(),
             notifier=mock_notifier,
@@ -98,19 +99,16 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.event_source = hs.get_event_sources().sources["typing"]
 
         self.datastore = hs.get_datastore()
-        retry_timings_res = {
-            "destination": "",
-            "retry_last_ts": 0,
-            "retry_interval": 0,
-        }
-        self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = (
-            defer.succeed(retry_timings_res)
+        retry_timings_res = {"destination": "", "retry_last_ts": 0, "retry_interval": 0}
+        self.datastore.get_destination_retry_timings.return_value = defer.succeed(
+            retry_timings_res
         )
 
         self.datastore.get_devices_by_remote.return_value = (0, [])
 
         def get_received_txn_response(*args):
             return defer.succeed(None)
+
         self.datastore.get_received_txn_response = get_received_txn_response
 
         self.room_id = "a-room"
@@ -123,10 +121,12 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def get_joined_hosts_for_room(room_id):
             return set(member.domain for member in self.room_members)
+
         self.datastore.get_joined_hosts_for_room = get_joined_hosts_for_room
 
         def get_current_user_in_room(room_id):
             return set(str(u) for u in self.room_members)
+
         self.state_handler.get_current_user_in_room = get_current_user_in_room
 
         self.datastore.get_user_directory_stream_pos.return_value = (
@@ -134,19 +134,13 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             defer.succeed(1)
         )
 
-        self.datastore.get_current_state_deltas.return_value = (
-            None
-        )
+        self.datastore.get_current_state_deltas.return_value = None
 
         self.auth.check_joined_room = check_joined_room
 
         self.datastore.get_to_device_stream_token = lambda: 0
-        self.datastore.get_new_device_msgs_for_remote = (
-            lambda *args, **kargs: ([], 0)
-        )
-        self.datastore.delete_device_msgs_for_remote = (
-            lambda *args, **kargs: None
-        )
+        self.datastore.get_new_device_msgs_for_remote = lambda *args, **kargs: ([], 0)
+        self.datastore.delete_device_msgs_for_remote = lambda *args, **kargs: None
 
         # Some local users to test with
         self.u_apple = UserID.from_string("@apple:test")
@@ -168,24 +162,23 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=20000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             events[0],
             [
-                {"type": "m.typing",
-                 "room_id": self.room_id,
-                 "content": {
-                     "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-                 }},
-            ]
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -204,13 +197,13 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                         "room_id": self.room_id,
                         "user_id": self.u_apple.to_string(),
                         "typing": True,
-                    }
+                    },
                 ),
                 json_data_callback=ANY,
                 long_retries=True,
                 backoff_on_404=True,
             ),
-            defer.succeed((200, "OK"))
+            defer.succeed((200, "OK")),
         )
 
         yield self.handler.started_typing(
@@ -238,27 +231,29 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     "room_id": self.room_id,
                     "user_id": self.u_onion.to_string(),
                     "typing": True,
-                }
+                },
             ),
             federation_auth=True,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_onion.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_onion.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_stopped_typing(self):
@@ -276,17 +271,18 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                         "room_id": self.room_id,
                         "user_id": self.u_apple.to_string(),
                         "typing": False,
-                    }
+                    },
                 ),
                 json_data_callback=ANY,
                 long_retries=True,
                 backoff_on_404=True,
             ),
-            defer.succeed((200, "OK"))
+            defer.succeed((200, "OK")),
         )
 
         # Gut-wrenching
         from synapse.handlers.typing import RoomMember
+
         member = RoomMember(self.room_id, self.u_apple.to_string())
         self.handler._member_typing_until[member] = 1002000
         self.handler._room_typing[self.room_id] = set([self.u_apple.to_string()])
@@ -294,29 +290,29 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 0)
 
         yield self.handler.stopped_typing(
-            target_user=self.u_apple,
-            auth_user=self.u_apple,
-            room_id=self.room_id,
+            target_user=self.u_apple, auth_user=self.u_apple, room_id=self.room_id
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         yield put_json.await_calls()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": []},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [],
-            },
-        }])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_typing_timeout(self):
@@ -331,42 +327,46 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=10000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 1, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
         self.on_new_event.reset_mock()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
 
         self.clock.advance_time(16)
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 2, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 2, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 2)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=1,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=1
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": []},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [],
-            },
-        }])
 
         # SYN-230 - see if we can still set after timeout
 
@@ -377,20 +377,22 @@ class TypingNotificationsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             timeout=10000,
         )
 
-        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls([
-            call('typing_key', 3, rooms=[self.room_id]),
-        ])
+        self.on_new_event.assert_has_calls(
+            [call('typing_key', 3, rooms=[self.room_id])]
+        )
         self.on_new_event.reset_mock()
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 3)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
-            from_key=0,
+            room_ids=[self.room_id], from_key=0
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.u_apple.to_string()],
-            },
-        }])
diff --git a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
index 60e6a75953..3b0155ed03 100644
--- a/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/http/test_endpoint.py
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ class ServerNameTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "[1234",
             "underscore_.com",
             "percent%65.com",
-            "1234:5678:80",   # too many colons
+            "1234:5678:80",  # too many colons
         ]
         for i in test_data:
             try:
                 parse_and_validate_server_name(i)
                 self.fail(
-                    "Expected parse_and_validate_server_name('%s') to throw" % (
-                        i,
-                    ),
+                    "Expected parse_and_validate_server_name('%s') to throw" % (i,)
                 )
             except ValueError:
                 pass
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
index a103e7be80..65df116efc 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/_base.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 class TestReplicationClientHandler(ReplicationClientHandler):
     """Overrides on_rdata so that we can wait for it to happen"""
+
     def __init__(self, store):
         super(TestReplicationClientHandler, self).__init__(store)
         self._rdata_awaiters = []
@@ -53,12 +54,11 @@ class BaseSlavedStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "blue",
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
         self.hs.get_ratelimiter().send_message.return_value = (True, 0)
 
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
index adf226404e..87cc2b2fba 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_account_data.py
@@ -29,20 +29,14 @@ class SlavedAccountDataStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_user_account_data(self):
-        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(
-            USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 1}
-        )
+        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 1})
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
-            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user",
-            [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 1}
+            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user", [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 1}
         )
 
-        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(
-            USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 2}
-        )
+        yield self.master_store.add_account_data_for_user(USER_ID, TYPE, {"a": 2})
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
-            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user",
-            [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 2}
+            "get_global_account_data_by_type_for_user", [TYPE, USER_ID], {"a": 2}
         )
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
index f5b47f5ec0..622be2eef8 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_events.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ def patch__eq__(cls):
     def unpatch():
         if eq is not None:
             cls.__eq__ = eq
+
     return unpatch
 
 
@@ -48,10 +49,7 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Patch up the equality operator for events so that we can check
         # whether lists of events match using assertEquals
-        self.unpatches = [
-            patch__eq__(_EventInternalMetadata),
-            patch__eq__(FrozenEvent),
-        ]
+        self.unpatches = [patch__eq__(_EventInternalMetadata), patch__eq__(FrozenEvent)]
         return super(SlavedEventStoreTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def tearDown(self):
@@ -61,33 +59,27 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
     def test_get_latest_event_ids_in_room(self):
         create = yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check(
-            "get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [create.event_id]
-        )
+        yield self.check("get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [create.event_id])
 
         join = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join",
+            type="m.room.member",
+            key=USER_ID,
+            membership="join",
             prev_events=[(create.event_id, {})],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check(
-            "get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [join.event_id]
-        )
+        yield self.check("get_latest_event_ids_in_room", (ROOM_ID,), [join.event_id])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redactions(self):
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join")
 
-        msg = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello"
-        )
+        msg = yield self.persist(type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello")
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check("get_event", [msg.event_id], msg)
 
-        redaction = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.redaction", redacts=msg.event_id
-        )
+        redaction = yield self.persist(type="m.room.redaction", redacts=msg.event_id)
         yield self.replicate()
 
         msg_dict = msg.get_dict()
@@ -102,9 +94,7 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.create", key="", creator=USER_ID)
         yield self.persist(type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID, membership="join")
 
-        msg = yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello"
-        )
+        msg = yield self.persist(type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="Hello")
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check("get_event", [msg.event_id], msg)
 
@@ -127,10 +117,19 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
             type="m.room.member", key=USER_ID_2, membership="invite"
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check("get_invited_rooms_for_user", [USER_ID_2], [RoomsForUser(
-            ROOM_ID, USER_ID, "invite", event.event_id,
-            event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering
-        )])
+        yield self.check(
+            "get_invited_rooms_for_user",
+            [USER_ID_2],
+            [
+                RoomsForUser(
+                    ROOM_ID,
+                    USER_ID,
+                    "invite",
+                    event.event_id,
+                    event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering,
+                )
+            ],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_push_actions_for_user(self):
@@ -146,40 +145,55 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 0}
+            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 0},
         )
 
         yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="world",
+            type="m.room.message",
+            msgtype="m.text",
+            body="world",
             push_actions=[(USER_ID_2, ["notify"])],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 1}
+            {"highlight_count": 0, "notify_count": 1},
         )
 
         yield self.persist(
-            type="m.room.message", msgtype="m.text", body="world",
-            push_actions=[(USER_ID_2, [
-                "notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": True}
-            ])],
+            type="m.room.message",
+            msgtype="m.text",
+            body="world",
+            push_actions=[
+                (USER_ID_2, ["notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": True}])
+            ],
         )
         yield self.replicate()
         yield self.check(
             "get_unread_event_push_actions_by_room_for_user",
             [ROOM_ID, USER_ID_2, event1.event_id],
-            {"highlight_count": 1, "notify_count": 2}
+            {"highlight_count": 1, "notify_count": 2},
         )
 
     event_id = 0
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def persist(
-        self, sender=USER_ID, room_id=ROOM_ID, type={}, key=None, internal={},
-        state=None, reset_state=False, backfill=False,
-        depth=None, prev_events=[], auth_events=[], prev_state=[], redacts=None,
+        self,
+        sender=USER_ID,
+        room_id=ROOM_ID,
+        type={},
+        key=None,
+        internal={},
+        state=None,
+        reset_state=False,
+        backfill=False,
+        depth=None,
+        prev_events=[],
+        auth_events=[],
+        prev_state=[],
+        redacts=None,
         push_actions=[],
         **content
     ):
@@ -219,34 +233,23 @@ class SlavedEventStoreTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
         self.event_id += 1
 
         if state is not None:
-            state_ids = {
-                key: e.event_id for key, e in state.items()
-            }
+            state_ids = {key: e.event_id for key, e in state.items()}
             context = EventContext.with_state(
-                state_group=None,
-                current_state_ids=state_ids,
-                prev_state_ids=state_ids
+                state_group=None, current_state_ids=state_ids, prev_state_ids=state_ids
             )
         else:
             state_handler = self.hs.get_state_handler()
             context = yield state_handler.compute_event_context(event)
 
         yield self.master_store.add_push_actions_to_staging(
-            event.event_id, {
-                user_id: actions
-                for user_id, actions in push_actions
-            },
+            event.event_id, {user_id: actions for user_id, actions in push_actions}
         )
 
         ordering = None
         if backfill:
-            yield self.master_store.persist_events(
-                [(event, context)], backfilled=True
-            )
+            yield self.master_store.persist_events([(event, context)], backfilled=True)
         else:
-            ordering, _ = yield self.master_store.persist_event(
-                event, context,
-            )
+            ordering, _ = yield self.master_store.persist_event(event, context)
 
         if ordering:
             event.internal_metadata.stream_ordering = ordering
diff --git a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
index e6d670cc1f..ae1adeded1 100644
--- a/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
+++ b/tests/replication/slave/storage/test_receipts.py
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ class SlavedReceiptTestCase(BaseSlavedStoreTestCase):
             ROOM_ID, "m.read", USER_ID, [EVENT_ID], {}
         )
         yield self.replicate()
-        yield self.check("get_receipts_for_user", [USER_ID, "m.read"], {
-            ROOM_ID: EVENT_ID
-        })
+        yield self.check(
+            "get_receipts_for_user", [USER_ID, "m.read"], {ROOM_ID: EVENT_ID}
+        )
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
index 34e68ae82f..708dc26e61 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/test_transactions.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock
 
 
 class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
         self.hs = Mock()
@@ -24,9 +23,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_executes_given_function(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
         res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
             self.mock_key, cb, "some_arg", keyword="arg"
         )
@@ -35,9 +32,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_deduplicates_based_on_key(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
         for i in range(3):  # invoke multiple times
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
                 self.mock_key, cb, "some_arg", keyword="arg", changing_args=i
@@ -85,7 +80,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             try:
                 yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.assertEqual(e.message, "boo")
+                self.assertEqual(e.args[0], "boo")
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), test_context)
 
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             try:
                 yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
             except Exception as e:
-                self.assertEqual(e.message, "boo")
+                self.assertEqual(e.args[0], "boo")
             self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), test_context)
 
             res = yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb)
@@ -120,29 +115,18 @@ class HttpTransactionCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_cleans_up(self):
-        cb = Mock(
-            return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response)
-        )
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        cb = Mock(return_value=defer.succeed(self.mock_http_response))
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # should NOT have cleaned up yet
         self.clock.advance_time_msec(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS / 2)
 
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # still using cache
         cb.assert_called_once_with("an arg")
 
         self.clock.advance_time_msec(CLEANUP_PERIOD_MS)
 
-        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(
-            self.mock_key, cb, "an arg"
-        )
+        yield self.cache.fetch_or_execute(self.mock_key, cb, "an arg")
         # no longer using cache
         self.assertEqual(cb.call_count, 2)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            cb.call_args_list,
-            [call("an arg",), call("an arg",)]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(cb.call_args_list, [call("an arg"), call("an arg")])
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
index 8c90145601..1a553fa3f9 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_admin.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.secrets = Mock()
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
 
         self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret = u"shared"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "admin": True,
                 "mac": want_mac,
             }
-        ).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mac.  Admin is optional.  Additional checks are done for length and
         type.
         """
+
         def nonce():
             request, channel = make_request("GET", self.url)
             render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('Invalid username', channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
-        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": b"abcd\x00"})
+        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": u"abcd\u0000"})
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
@@ -289,7 +290,9 @@ class UserRegisterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual('Invalid password', channel.json_body["error"])
 
         # Must not have null bytes
-        body = json.dumps({"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": b"abcd\x00"})
+        body = json.dumps(
+            {"nonce": nonce(), "username": "a", "password": u"abcd\u0000"}
+        )
         request, channel = make_request("POST", self.url, body.encode('utf8'))
         render(request, self.resource, self.clock)
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
index 50418153fa..956f7fc4c4 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_events.py
@@ -41,11 +41,10 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         self.mock_resource = MockHttpResource(prefix=PATH_PREFIX)
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
         self.ratelimiter = hs.get_ratelimiter()
         self.ratelimiter.send_message.return_value = (True, 0)
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         # behaviour is used instead to be consistent with the r0 spec.
         # see issue #2602
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger_get(
-            "/events?access_token=%s" % ("invalid" + self.token, )
+            "/events?access_token=%s" % ("invalid" + self.token,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(401, code, msg=str(response))
 
@@ -98,18 +97,12 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_stream_room_permissions(self):
-        room_id = yield self.create_room_as(
-            self.other_user,
-            tok=self.other_token
-        )
+        room_id = yield self.create_room_as(self.other_user, tok=self.other_token)
         yield self.send(room_id, tok=self.other_token)
 
         # invited to room (expect no content for room)
         yield self.invite(
-            room_id,
-            src=self.other_user,
-            targ=self.user_id,
-            tok=self.other_token
+            room_id, src=self.other_user, targ=self.user_id, tok=self.other_token
         )
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger_get(
@@ -120,13 +113,16 @@ class EventStreamPermissionsTestCase(RestTestCase):
         # We may get a presence event for ourselves down
         self.assertEquals(
             0,
-            len([
-                c for c in response["chunk"]
-                if not (
-                    c.get("type") == "m.presence"
-                    and c["content"].get("user_id") == self.user_id
-                )
-            ])
+            len(
+                [
+                    c
+                    for c in response["chunk"]
+                    if not (
+                        c.get("type") == "m.presence"
+                        and c["content"].get("user_id") == self.user_id
+                    )
+                ]
+            ),
         )
 
         # joined room (expect all content for room)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
index d71cc8e0db..1eab9c3bdb 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_profile.py
@@ -36,20 +36,23 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.mock_resource = MockHttpResource(prefix=PATH_PREFIX)
-        self.mock_handler = Mock(spec=[
-            "get_displayname",
-            "set_displayname",
-            "get_avatar_url",
-            "set_avatar_url",
-        ])
+        self.mock_handler = Mock(
+            spec=[
+                "get_displayname",
+                "set_displayname",
+                "get_avatar_url",
+                "set_avatar_url",
+            ]
+        )
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "test",
             http_client=None,
             resource_for_client=self.mock_resource,
             federation=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            profile_handler=self.mock_handler
+            profile_handler=self.mock_handler,
         )
 
         def _get_user_by_req(request=None, allow_guest=False):
@@ -78,9 +81,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.return_value = defer.succeed(())
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT",
-            "/profile/%s/displayname" % (myid),
-            '{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
+            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % (myid), b'{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
@@ -94,14 +95,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.side_effect = AuthError(400, "message")
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@4567:test"),
-            '{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@4567:test"),
+            b'{"displayname": "Frank Jr."}',
         )
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            400 <= code < 499,
-            msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(400 <= code < 499, msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_other_name(self):
@@ -121,14 +120,12 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         mocked_set.side_effect = SynapseError(400, "message")
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@opaque:elsewhere"),
-            '{"displayname":"bob"}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/profile/%s/displayname" % ("@opaque:elsewhere"),
+            b'{"displayname":"bob"}',
         )
 
-        self.assertTrue(
-            400 <= code <= 499,
-            msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code)
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(400 <= code <= 499, msg="code %d is in the 4xx range" % (code))
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_my_avatar(self):
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ class ProfileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "PUT",
             "/profile/%s/avatar_url" % (myid),
-            '{"avatar_url": "http://my.server/pic.gif"}'
+            b'{"avatar_url": "http://my.server/pic.gif"}',
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
index 83a23cd8fe..4be88b8a39 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_register.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     """
     Tests for CreateUserRestServlet.
     """
+
     if PY3:
         skip = "Not ported to Python 3."
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class CreateUserServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
         self.hs.get_datastore = Mock(return_value=self.datastore)
         self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=handlers)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
index 00fc796787..9fe0760496 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_rooms.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class RoomBase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "red",
             http_client=None,
             clock=self.hs_clock,
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
index bddb3302e4..677265edf6 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/test_typing.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/api/v1"
 
 class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
     """ Tests /rooms/$room_id/typing/$user_id REST API. """
+
     user_id = "@sid:red"
 
     user = UserID.from_string(user_id)
@@ -43,13 +44,12 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
         self.auth_user_id = self.user_id
 
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             "red",
             clock=self.clock,
             http_client=None,
             federation_client=Mock(),
-            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=[
-                "send_message",
-            ]),
+            ratelimiter=NonCallableMock(spec_set=["send_message"]),
         )
         self.hs = hs
 
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
 
         def _insert_client_ip(*args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(None)
+
         hs.get_datastore().insert_client_ip = _insert_client_ip
 
         def get_room_members(room_id):
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
                 else:
                     if remotedomains is not None:
                         remotedomains.add(member.domain)
+
         hs.get_room_member_handler().fetch_room_distributions_into = (
             fetch_room_distributions_into
         )
@@ -107,37 +109,42 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_typing(self):
         (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
 
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 1)
         events = yield self.event_source.get_new_events(
-            from_key=0,
-            room_ids=[self.room_id],
+            from_key=0, room_ids=[self.room_id]
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(
+            events[0],
+            [
+                {
+                    "type": "m.typing",
+                    "room_id": self.room_id,
+                    "content": {"user_ids": [self.user_id]},
+                }
+            ],
         )
-        self.assertEquals(events[0], [{
-            "type": "m.typing",
-            "room_id": self.room_id,
-            "content": {
-                "user_ids": [self.user_id],
-            }
-        }])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_not_typing(self):
         (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": false}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            '{"typing": false}',
         )
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_typing_timeout(self):
         (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
 
@@ -148,8 +155,9 @@ class RoomTypingTestCase(RestTestCase):
         self.assertEquals(self.event_source.get_current_key(), 2)
 
         (code, _) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
-            "PUT", "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
-            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}'
+            "PUT",
+            "/rooms/%s/typing/%s" % (self.room_id, self.user_id),
+            '{"typing": true, "timeout": 30000}',
         )
         self.assertEquals(200, code)
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
index 41de8e0762..9f862f9dfa 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v1/utils.py
@@ -55,25 +55,39 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def invite(self, room=None, src=None, targ=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=src, targ=targ, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.INVITE,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=src,
+            targ=targ,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.INVITE,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def join(self, room=None, user=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=user, targ=user, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=user,
+            targ=user,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.JOIN,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def leave(self, room=None, user=None, expect_code=200, tok=None):
-        yield self.change_membership(room=room, src=user, targ=user, tok=tok,
-                                     membership=Membership.LEAVE,
-                                     expect_code=expect_code)
+        yield self.change_membership(
+            room=room,
+            src=user,
+            targ=user,
+            tok=tok,
+            membership=Membership.LEAVE,
+            expect_code=expect_code,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def change_membership(self, room, src, targ, membership, tok=None,
-                          expect_code=200):
+    def change_membership(self, room, src, targ, membership, tok=None, expect_code=200):
         temp_id = self.auth_user_id
         self.auth_user_id = src
 
@@ -81,16 +95,15 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         if tok:
             path = path + "?access_token=%s" % tok
 
-        data = {
-            "membership": membership
-        }
+        data = {"membership": membership}
 
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "PUT", path, json.dumps(data)
         )
         self.assertEquals(
-            expect_code, code,
-            msg="Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r" % (expect_code, code, response)
+            expect_code,
+            code,
+            msg="Expected: %d, got: %d, resp: %r" % (expect_code, code, response),
         )
 
         self.auth_user_id = temp_id
@@ -100,17 +113,15 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         (code, response) = yield self.mock_resource.trigger(
             "POST",
             "/register",
-            json.dumps({
-                "user": user_id,
-                "password": "test",
-                "type": "m.login.password"
-            }))
-        self.assertEquals(200, code)
+            json.dumps(
+                {"user": user_id, "password": "test", "type": "m.login.password"}
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertEquals(200, code, msg=response)
         defer.returnValue(response)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def send(self, room_id, body=None, txn_id=None, tok=None,
-             expect_code=200):
+    def send(self, room_id, body=None, txn_id=None, tok=None, expect_code=200):
         if txn_id is None:
             txn_id = "m%s" % (str(time.time()))
         if body is None:
@@ -132,8 +143,9 @@ class RestTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             actual (dict): The test result. Extra keys will not be checked.
         """
         for key in required:
-            self.assertEquals(required[key], actual[key],
-                              msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual))
+            self.assertEquals(
+                required[key], actual[key], msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual)
+            )
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -149,14 +161,16 @@ class RestHelper(object):
     def create_room_as(self, room_creator, is_public=True, tok=None):
         temp_id = self.auth_user_id
         self.auth_user_id = room_creator
-        path = b"/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom"
+        path = "/_matrix/client/r0/createRoom"
         content = {}
         if not is_public:
             content["visibility"] = "private"
         if tok:
-            path = path + b"?access_token=%s" % tok.encode('ascii')
+            path = path + "?access_token=%s" % tok
 
-        request, channel = make_request(b"POST", path, json.dumps(content).encode('utf8'))
+        request, channel = make_request(
+            "POST", path, json.dumps(content).encode('utf8')
+        )
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.hs.get_reactor(), channel)
 
@@ -204,9 +218,7 @@ class RestHelper(object):
 
         data = {"membership": membership}
 
-        request, channel = make_request(
-            b"PUT", path.encode('ascii'), json.dumps(data).encode('utf8')
-        )
+        request, channel = make_request("PUT", path, json.dumps(data).encode('utf8'))
 
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.hs.get_reactor(), channel)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
index e890f0feac..8260c130f8 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_filter.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha"
 
 class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    USER_ID = b"@apple:test"
+    USER_ID = "@apple:test"
     EXAMPLE_FILTER = {"room": {"timeline": {"types": ["m.room.message"]}}}
     EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON = b'{"room": {"timeline": {"types": ["m.room.message"]}}}'
     TO_REGISTER = [filter]
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
 
         self.auth = self.hs.get_auth()
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_add_filter(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_add_filter_for_other_user(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (b"@watermelon:test"),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % ("@watermelon:test"),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         _is_mine = self.hs.is_mine
         self.hs.is_mine = lambda target_user: False
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"POST",
-            b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
+            "POST",
+            "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter" % (self.USER_ID),
             self.EXAMPLE_FILTER_JSON,
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.clock.advance(1)
         filter_id = filter_id.result
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", b"/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/%s" % (self.USER_ID, filter_id)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/%s" % (self.USER_ID, filter_id)
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_get_filter_non_existant(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/12382148321" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/12382148321" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     # in errors.py
     def test_get_filter_invalid_id(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/foobar" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/foobar" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     # No ID also returns an invalid_id error
     def test_get_filter_no_id(self):
         request, channel = make_request(
-            b"GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/" % (self.USER_ID)
+            "GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/user/%s/filter/" % (self.USER_ID)
         )
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
index e004d8fc73..b72bd0fb7f 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_register.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             login_handler=self.login_handler,
         )
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
         self.hs.get_auth = Mock(return_value=self.auth)
         self.hs.get_handlers = Mock(return_value=self.handlers)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "access_token": token,
             "home_server": self.hs.hostname,
         }
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
 
     def test_POST_appservice_registration_invalid(self):
         self.appservice = None  # no application service exists
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"400", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Invalid password"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Invalid password")
 
     def test_POST_bad_username(self):
         request_data = json.dumps({"username": 777, "password": "monkey"})
@@ -112,9 +110,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"400", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Invalid username"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Invalid username")
 
     def test_POST_user_valid(self):
         user_id = "@kermit:muppet"
@@ -140,7 +136,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "device_id": device_id,
         }
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
         self.auth_handler.get_login_tuple_for_user_id(
             user_id, device_id=device_id, initial_device_display_name=None
         )
@@ -157,10 +153,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"403", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"],
-            "Registration has been disabled",
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Registration has been disabled")
 
     def test_POST_guest_registration(self):
         user_id = "a@b"
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "device_id": "guest_device",
         }
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"200", channel.result)
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, json.loads(channel.result["body"]))
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(det_data, channel.json_body)
 
     def test_POST_disabled_guest_registration(self):
         self.hs.config.allow_guest_access = False
@@ -188,6 +181,4 @@ class RegisterRestServletTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
 
         self.assertEquals(channel.result["code"], b"403", channel.result)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            json.loads(channel.result["body"])["error"], "Guest access is disabled"
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(channel.json_body["error"], "Guest access is disabled")
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
index 03ec3993b2..2e1d06c509 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_sync.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ PATH_PREFIX = "/_matrix/client/v2_alpha"
 
 class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    USER_ID = b"@apple:test"
+    USER_ID = "@apple:test"
     TO_REGISTER = [sync]
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.clock)
 
         self.hs = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.clock
         )
 
         self.auth = self.hs.get_auth()
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class FilterTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             r.register_servlets(self.hs, self.resource)
 
     def test_sync_argless(self):
-        request, channel = make_request(b"GET", b"/_matrix/client/r0/sync")
+        request, channel = make_request("GET", "/_matrix/client/r0/sync")
         request.render(self.resource)
         wait_until_result(self.clock, channel)
 
diff --git a/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py b/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
index bf254a260d..a86901c2d8 100644
--- a/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
+++ b/tests/rest/media/v1/test_media_storage.py
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ class MediaStorageTests(unittest.TestCase):
         hs.get_reactor = Mock(return_value=reactor)
         hs.config.media_store_path = self.primary_base_path
 
-        storage_providers = [FileStorageProviderBackend(
-            hs, self.secondary_base_path
-        )]
+        storage_providers = [FileStorageProviderBackend(hs, self.secondary_base_path)]
 
         self.filepaths = MediaFilePaths(self.primary_base_path)
         self.media_storage = MediaStorage(
-            hs, self.primary_base_path, self.filepaths, storage_providers,
+            hs, self.primary_base_path, self.filepaths, storage_providers
         )
 
     def tearDown(self):
diff --git a/tests/server.py b/tests/server.py
index c611dd6059..beb24cf032 100644
--- a/tests/server.py
+++ b/tests/server.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 from twisted.test.proto_helpers import MemoryReactorClock
 
 from synapse.http.site import SynapseRequest
+from synapse.util import Clock
 
 from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver as _sth
 
@@ -28,7 +29,13 @@ class FakeChannel(object):
     def json_body(self):
         if not self.result:
             raise Exception("No result yet.")
-        return json.loads(self.result["body"])
+        return json.loads(self.result["body"].decode('utf8'))
+
+    @property
+    def code(self):
+        if not self.result:
+            raise Exception("No result yet.")
+        return int(self.result["code"])
 
     def writeHeaders(self, version, code, reason, headers):
         self.result["version"] = version
@@ -79,11 +86,16 @@ def make_request(method, path, content=b""):
     Make a web request using the given method and path, feed it the
     content, and return the Request and the Channel underneath.
     """
+    if not isinstance(method, bytes):
+        method = method.encode('ascii')
+
+    if not isinstance(path, bytes):
+        path = path.encode('ascii')
 
     # Decorate it to be the full path
     if not path.startswith(b"/_matrix"):
         path = b"/_matrix/client/r0/" + path
-        path = path.replace("//", "/")
+        path = path.replace(b"//", b"/")
 
     if isinstance(content, text_type):
         content = content.encode('utf8')
@@ -124,6 +136,7 @@ class ThreadedMemoryReactorClock(MemoryReactorClock):
     """
     A MemoryReactorClock that supports callFromThread.
     """
+
     def callFromThread(self, callback, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         Make the callback fire in the next reactor iteration.
@@ -134,12 +147,15 @@ class ThreadedMemoryReactorClock(MemoryReactorClock):
         return d
 
 
-def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
+def setup_test_homeserver(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs):
     """
     Set up a synchronous test server, driven by the reactor used by
     the homeserver.
     """
-    d = _sth(*args, **kwargs).result
+    d = _sth(cleanup_func, *args, **kwargs).result
+
+    if isinstance(d, Failure):
+        d.raiseException()
 
     # Make the thread pool synchronous.
     clock = d.get_clock()
@@ -172,9 +188,13 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
         """
         Threadless thread pool.
         """
+
         def start(self):
             pass
 
+        def stop(self):
+            pass
+
         def callInThreadWithCallback(self, onResult, function, *args, **kwargs):
             def _(res):
                 if isinstance(res, Failure):
@@ -191,3 +211,9 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(*args, **kwargs):
     clock.threadpool = ThreadPool()
     pool.threadpool = ThreadPool()
     return d
+
+
+def get_clock():
+    clock = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
+    hs_clock = Clock(clock)
+    return (clock, hs_clock)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test__base.py b/tests/storage/test__base.py
index 6d6f00c5c5..52eb05bfbf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test__base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test__base.py
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ from mock import Mock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
-from synapse.util.async import ObservableDeferred
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ObservableDeferred
 from synapse.util.caches.descriptors import Cache, cached
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = Cache("test")
 
@@ -97,7 +96,6 @@ class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class CacheDecoratorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_passthrough(self):
         class A(object):
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ class CacheDecoratorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             yield a.func(k)
 
         self.assertTrue(
-            callcount[0] >= 14,
-            msg="Expected callcount >= 14, got %d" % (callcount[0])
+            callcount[0] >= 14, msg="Expected callcount >= 14, got %d" % (callcount[0])
         )
 
     def test_prefill(self):
diff --git a/tests/storage/test__init__.py b/tests/storage/test__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f19cb1265c..0000000000
--- a/tests/storage/test__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright 2018 New Vector Ltd
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from twisted.internet import defer
-
-import tests.utils
-
-
-class InitTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(InitTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        self.store = None  # type: synapse.storage.DataStore
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-
-        hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
-        hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def test_count_monthly_users(self):
-        count = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-        self.assertEqual(0, count)
-
-        yield self._insert_user_ips("@user:server1")
-        yield self._insert_user_ips("@user:server2")
-
-        count = yield self.store.count_monthly_users()
-        self.assertEqual(2, count)
-
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def _insert_user_ips(self, user):
-        """
-        Helper function to populate user_ips without using batch insertion infra
-        args:
-            user (str):  specify username i.e. @user:server.com
-        """
-        yield self.store._simple_upsert(
-            table="user_ips",
-            keyvalues={
-                "user_id": user,
-                "access_token": "access_token",
-                "ip": "ip",
-                "user_agent": "user_agent",
-                "device_id": "device_id",
-            },
-            values={
-                "last_seen": self.clock.time_msec(),
-            }
-        )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
index 099861b27c..c893990454 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_appservice.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             password_providers=[],
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             federation_sender=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.as_url = "some_url"
         self.as_id = "as1"
         self._add_appservice(
-            self.as_token,
-            self.as_id,
-            self.as_url,
-            "some_hs_token",
-            "bob"
+            self.as_token, self.as_id, self.as_url, "some_hs_token", "bob"
         )
         self._add_appservice("token2", "as2", "some_url", "some_hs_token", "bob")
         self._add_appservice("token3", "as3", "some_url", "some_hs_token", "bob")
@@ -73,8 +69,14 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 pass
 
     def _add_appservice(self, as_token, id, url, hs_token, sender):
-        as_yaml = dict(url=url, as_token=as_token, hs_token=hs_token,
-                       id=id, sender_localpart=sender, namespaces={})
+        as_yaml = dict(
+            url=url,
+            as_token=as_token,
+            hs_token=hs_token,
+            id=id,
+            sender_localpart=sender,
+            namespaces={},
+        )
         # use the token as the filename
         with open(as_token, 'w') as outfile:
             outfile.write(yaml.dump(as_yaml))
@@ -85,24 +87,13 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(service, None)
 
     def test_retrieval_of_service(self):
-        stored_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(
-            self.as_token
-        )
+        stored_service = self.store.get_app_service_by_token(self.as_token)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.token, self.as_token)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.id, self.as_id)
         self.assertEquals(stored_service.url, self.as_url)
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES],
-            []
-        )
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS],
-            []
-        )
-        self.assertEquals(
-            stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS],
-            []
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ALIASES], [])
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_ROOMS], [])
+        self.assertEquals(stored_service.namespaces[ApplicationService.NS_USERS], [])
 
     def test_retrieval_of_all_services(self):
         services = self.store.get_app_services()
@@ -110,7 +101,6 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         self.as_yaml_files = []
@@ -121,6 +111,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             password_providers=[],
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             federation_sender=Mock(),
             federation_client=Mock(),
@@ -128,26 +119,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.db_pool = hs.get_db_pool()
 
         self.as_list = [
-            {
-                "token": "token1",
-                "url": "https://matrix-as.org",
-                "id": "id_1"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "alpha_tok",
-                "url": "https://alpha.com",
-                "id": "id_alpha"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "beta_tok",
-                "url": "https://beta.com",
-                "id": "id_beta"
-            },
-            {
-                "token": "gamma_tok",
-                "url": "https://gamma.com",
-                "id": "id_gamma"
-            },
+            {"token": "token1", "url": "https://matrix-as.org", "id": "id_1"},
+            {"token": "alpha_tok", "url": "https://alpha.com", "id": "id_alpha"},
+            {"token": "beta_tok", "url": "https://beta.com", "id": "id_beta"},
+            {"token": "gamma_tok", "url": "https://gamma.com", "id": "id_gamma"},
         ]
         for s in self.as_list:
             yield self._add_service(s["url"], s["token"], s["id"])
@@ -157,8 +132,14 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store = TestTransactionStore(None, hs)
 
     def _add_service(self, url, as_token, id):
-        as_yaml = dict(url=url, as_token=as_token, hs_token="something",
-                       id=id, sender_localpart="a_sender", namespaces={})
+        as_yaml = dict(
+            url=url,
+            as_token=as_token,
+            hs_token="something",
+            id=id,
+            sender_localpart="a_sender",
+            namespaces={},
+        )
         # use the token as the filename
         with open(as_token, 'w') as outfile:
             outfile.write(yaml.dump(as_yaml))
@@ -168,21 +149,21 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_state(as_id, state, last_txn) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (id, state, txn)
+            (id, state, txn),
         )
 
     def _insert_txn(self, as_id, txn_id, events):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_txns(as_id, txn_id, event_ids) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (as_id, txn_id, json.dumps([e.event_id for e in events]))
+            (as_id, txn_id, json.dumps([e.event_id for e in events])),
         )
 
     def _set_last_txn(self, as_id, txn_id):
         return self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "INSERT INTO application_services_state(as_id, last_txn, state) "
             "VALUES(?,?,?)",
-            (as_id, txn_id, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+            (as_id, txn_id, ApplicationServiceState.UP),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -193,24 +174,16 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservice_state_up(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[0]["id"])
         state = yield self.store.get_appservice_state(service)
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.UP, state)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservice_state_down(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
         state = yield self.store.get_appservice_state(service)
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.DOWN, state)
@@ -225,34 +198,22 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_appservices_state_down(self):
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
         rows = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT as_id FROM application_services_state WHERE state=?",
-            (ApplicationServiceState.DOWN,)
+            (ApplicationServiceState.DOWN,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(service.id, rows[0][0])
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_set_appservices_state_multiple_up(self):
         service = Mock(id=self.as_list[1]["id"])
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(
-            service,
-            ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self.store.set_appservice_state(service, ApplicationServiceState.UP)
         rows = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT as_id FROM application_services_state WHERE state=?",
-            (ApplicationServiceState.UP,)
+            (ApplicationServiceState.UP,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(service.id, rows[0][0])
 
@@ -319,14 +280,13 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
             "SELECT last_txn FROM application_services_state WHERE as_id=?",
-            (service.id,)
+            (service.id,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
         self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?",
-            (txn_id,)
+            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?", (txn_id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(0, len(res))
 
@@ -340,17 +300,15 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.complete_appservice_txn(txn_id=txn_id, service=service)
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT last_txn, state FROM application_services_state WHERE "
-            "as_id=?",
-            (service.id,)
+            "SELECT last_txn, state FROM application_services_state WHERE " "as_id=?",
+            (service.id,),
         )
         self.assertEquals(1, len(res))
         self.assertEquals(txn_id, res[0][0])
         self.assertEquals(ApplicationServiceState.UP, res[0][1])
 
         res = yield self.db_pool.runQuery(
-            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?",
-            (txn_id,)
+            "SELECT * FROM application_services_txns WHERE txn_id=?", (txn_id,)
         )
         self.assertEquals(0, len(res))
 
@@ -382,12 +340,8 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservices_by_state_single(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
 
         services = yield self.store.get_appservices_by_state(
             ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
@@ -397,18 +351,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_appservices_by_state_multiple(self):
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
-        )
-        yield self._set_state(
-            self.as_list[3]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP
-        )
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[0]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[1]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[2]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.DOWN)
+        yield self._set_state(self.as_list[3]["id"], ApplicationServiceState.UP)
 
         services = yield self.store.get_appservices_by_state(
             ApplicationServiceState.DOWN
@@ -416,20 +362,17 @@ class ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(2, len(services))
         self.assertEquals(
             set([self.as_list[2]["id"], self.as_list[0]["id"]]),
-            set([services[0].id, services[1].id])
+            set([services[0].id, services[1].id]),
         )
 
 
 # required for ApplicationServiceTransactionStoreTestCase tests
-class TestTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionStore,
-                           ApplicationServiceStore):
-
+class TestTransactionStore(ApplicationServiceTransactionStore, ApplicationServiceStore):
     def __init__(self, db_conn, hs):
         super(TestTransactionStore, self).__init__(db_conn, hs)
 
 
 class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _write_config(self, suffix, **kwargs):
         vals = {
             "id": "id" + suffix,
@@ -452,10 +395,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
@@ -470,10 +413,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(id="id", suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
@@ -494,10 +437,10 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreConfigTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         f2 = self._write_config(as_token="as_token", suffix="2")
 
         config = Mock(
-            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1,
-            password_providers=[]
+            app_service_config_files=[f1, f2], event_cache_size=1, password_providers=[]
         )
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup,
             config=config,
             datastore=Mock(),
             federation_sender=Mock(),
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
index ab1f310572..81403727c5 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_background_update.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
+            self.addCleanup
+        )  # type: synapse.server.HomeServer
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.clock = hs.get_clock()
 
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.start_background_update("test_update", {"my_key": 1})
 
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result)
         self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with(
             {"my_key": 1}, self.store.DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_BATCH_SIZE
@@ -67,18 +66,12 @@ class BackgroundUpdateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.update_handler.side_effect = update
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNotNone(result)
-        self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with(
-            {"my_key": 2}, desired_count
-        )
+        self.update_handler.assert_called_once_with({"my_key": 2}, desired_count)
 
         # third step: we don't expect to be called any more
         self.update_handler.reset_mock()
-        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(
-            duration_ms * desired_count
-        )
+        result = yield self.store.do_next_background_update(duration_ms * desired_count)
         self.assertIsNone(result)
         self.assertFalse(self.update_handler.called)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_base.py b/tests/storage/test_base.py
index 1d1234ee39..7cb5f0e4cf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_base.py
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def runInteraction(func, *args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_txn, *args, **kwargs))
+
         self.db_pool.runInteraction = runInteraction
 
         def runWithConnection(func, *args, **kwargs):
             return defer.succeed(func(self.mock_conn, *args, **kwargs))
+
         self.db_pool.runWithConnection = runWithConnection
 
         config = Mock()
@@ -63,8 +65,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 1
 
         yield self.datastore._simple_insert(
-            table="tablename",
-            values={"columname": "Value"}
+            table="tablename", values={"columname": "Value"}
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
@@ -78,12 +79,11 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_insert(
             table="tablename",
             # Use OrderedDict() so we can assert on the SQL generated
-            values=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2), ("colC", 3)])
+            values=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2), ("colC", 3)]),
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "INSERT INTO tablename (colA, colB, colC) VALUES(?, ?, ?)",
-            (1, 2, 3,)
+            "INSERT INTO tablename (colA, colB, colC) VALUES(?, ?, ?)", (1, 2, 3)
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.__iter__ = Mock(return_value=iter([("Value",)]))
 
         value = yield self.datastore._simple_select_one_onecol(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            retcol="retcol"
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"}, retcol="retcol"
         )
 
         self.assertEquals("Value", value)
@@ -110,13 +108,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ret = yield self.datastore._simple_select_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            retcols=["colA", "colB", "colC"]
+            retcols=["colA", "colB", "colC"],
         )
 
         self.assertEquals({"colA": 1, "colB": 2, "colC": 3}, ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["TheKey"]
+            "SELECT colA, colB, colC FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?", ["TheKey"]
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -128,7 +125,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "Not here"},
             retcols=["colA"],
-            allow_none=True
+            allow_none=True,
         )
 
         self.assertFalse(ret)
@@ -137,20 +134,15 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_select_list(self):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 3
         self.mock_txn.__iter__ = Mock(return_value=iter([(1,), (2,), (3,)]))
-        self.mock_txn.description = (
-            ("colA", None, None, None, None, None, None),
-        )
+        self.mock_txn.description = (("colA", None, None, None, None, None, None),)
 
         ret = yield self.datastore._simple_select_list(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "A set"},
-            retcols=["colA"],
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "A set"}, retcols=["colA"]
         )
 
         self.assertEquals([{"colA": 1}, {"colA": 2}, {"colA": 3}], ret)
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["A set"]
+            "SELECT colA FROM tablename WHERE keycol = ?", ["A set"]
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -160,12 +152,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_update_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues={"keycol": "TheKey"},
-            updatevalues={"columnname": "New Value"}
+            updatevalues={"columnname": "New Value"},
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
             "UPDATE tablename SET columnname = ? WHERE keycol = ?",
-            ["New Value", "TheKey"]
+            ["New Value", "TheKey"],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -175,13 +167,12 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.datastore._simple_update_one(
             table="tablename",
             keyvalues=OrderedDict([("colA", 1), ("colB", 2)]),
-            updatevalues=OrderedDict([("colC", 3), ("colD", 4)])
+            updatevalues=OrderedDict([("colC", 3), ("colD", 4)]),
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
-            "UPDATE tablename SET colC = ?, colD = ? WHERE"
-            " colA = ? AND colB = ?",
-            [3, 4, 1, 2]
+            "UPDATE tablename SET colC = ?, colD = ? WHERE" " colA = ? AND colB = ?",
+            [3, 4, 1, 2],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -189,8 +180,7 @@ class SQLBaseStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.mock_txn.rowcount = 1
 
         yield self.datastore._simple_delete_one(
-            table="tablename",
-            keyvalues={"keycol": "Go away"},
+            table="tablename", keyvalues={"keycol": "Go away"}
         )
 
         self.mock_txn.execute.assert_called_with(
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py b/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
index bd6fda6cb1..fa60d949ba 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_client_ips.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
+from mock import Mock
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
@@ -27,17 +28,16 @@ class ClientIpStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-        self.store = hs.get_datastore()
-        self.clock = hs.get_clock()
+        self.hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+        self.clock = self.hs.get_clock()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_insert_new_client_ip(self):
         self.clock.now = 12345678
         user_id = "@user:id"
         yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
-            user_id,
-            "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id",
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
         )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_last_client_ip_by_device(user_id, "device_id")
@@ -52,5 +52,64 @@ class ClientIpStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
                 "user_agent": "user_agent",
                 "last_seen": 12345678000,
             },
-            r
+            r,
         )
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_disabled_monthly_active_user(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_adding_monthly_active_user_when_full(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        lots_of_users = 100
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+
+        self.store.get_monthly_active_count = Mock(
+            return_value=defer.succeed(lots_of_users)
+        )
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_adding_monthly_active_user_when_space(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertTrue(active)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_updating_monthly_active_user_when_space(self):
+        self.hs.config.limit_usage_by_mau = True
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 50
+        user_id = "@user:server"
+
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertFalse(active)
+
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        yield self.store.insert_client_ip(
+            user_id, "access_token", "ip", "user_agent", "device_id"
+        )
+        active = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id)
+        self.assertTrue(active)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_devices.py b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
index a54cc6bc32..aef4dfaf57 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_devices.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_devices.py
@@ -28,68 +28,64 @@ class DeviceStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_store_new_device(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id", "display_name"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device_id", "display_name")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device_id",
-            "display_name": "display_name",
-        }, res)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device_id",
+                "display_name": "display_name",
+            },
+            res,
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_devices_by_user(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device1", "display_name 1"
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device2", "display_name 2"
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id2", "device3", "display_name 3"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device1", "display_name 1")
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device2", "display_name 2")
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id2", "device3", "display_name 3")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_devices_by_user("user_id")
         self.assertEqual(2, len(res.keys()))
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device1",
-            "display_name": "display_name 1",
-        }, res["device1"])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "user_id": "user_id",
-            "device_id": "device2",
-            "display_name": "display_name 2",
-        }, res["device2"])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device1",
+                "display_name": "display_name 1",
+            },
+            res["device1"],
+        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {
+                "user_id": "user_id",
+                "device_id": "device2",
+                "display_name": "display_name 2",
+            },
+            res["device2"],
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_update_device(self):
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id", "display_name 1"
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user_id", "device_id", "display_name 1")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
         self.assertEqual("display_name 1", res["display_name"])
 
         # do a no-op first
-        yield self.store.update_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id",
-        )
+        yield self.store.update_device("user_id", "device_id")
         res = yield self.store.get_device("user_id", "device_id")
         self.assertEqual("display_name 1", res["display_name"])
 
         # do the update
         yield self.store.update_device(
-            "user_id", "device_id",
-            new_display_name="display_name 2",
+            "user_id", "device_id", new_display_name="display_name 2"
         )
 
         # check it worked
@@ -100,7 +96,6 @@ class DeviceStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def test_update_unknown_device(self):
         with self.assertRaises(synapse.api.errors.StoreError) as cm:
             yield self.store.update_device(
-                "user_id", "unknown_device_id",
-                new_display_name="display_name 2",
+                "user_id", "unknown_device_id", new_display_name="display_name 2"
             )
         self.assertEqual(404, cm.exception.code)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_directory.py b/tests/storage/test_directory.py
index 129ebaf343..b4510c1c8d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_directory.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class DirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = DirectoryStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -37,38 +36,29 @@ class DirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_room_to_alias(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         self.assertEquals(
             ["#my-room:test"],
-            (yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(self.room.to_string()))
+            (yield self.store.get_aliases_for_room(self.room.to_string())),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_alias_to_room(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {
-                "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-                "servers": ["test"],
-            },
-            (yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias))
+            {"room_id": self.room.to_string(), "servers": ["test"]},
+            (yield self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias)),
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_delete_alias(self):
         yield self.store.create_room_alias_association(
-            room_alias=self.alias,
-            room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-            servers=["test"],
+            room_alias=self.alias, room_id=self.room.to_string(), servers=["test"]
         )
 
         room_id = yield self.store.delete_room_alias(self.alias)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py b/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
index 84ce492a2c..8f0aaece40 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_end_to_end_keys.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ class EndToEndKeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
-
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -35,70 +34,49 @@ class EndToEndKeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         now = 1470174257070
         json = {"key": "value"}
 
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user", "device", None
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user", "device", None)
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user", "device", now, json)
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user", "device", now, json)
 
         res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user", "device"),))
         self.assertIn("user", res)
         self.assertIn("device", res["user"])
         dev = res["user"]["device"]
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "keys": json,
-            "device_display_name": None,
-        }, dev)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset({"keys": json, "device_display_name": None}, dev)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_get_key_with_device_name(self):
         now = 1470174257070
         json = {"key": "value"}
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user", "device", now, json)
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user", "device", "display_name"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user", "device", now, json)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user", "device", "display_name")
 
         res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user", "device"),))
         self.assertIn("user", res)
         self.assertIn("device", res["user"])
         dev = res["user"]["device"]
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset({
-            "keys": json,
-            "device_display_name": "display_name",
-        }, dev)
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
+            {"keys": json, "device_display_name": "display_name"}, dev
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_multiple_devices(self):
         now = 1470174257070
 
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user1", "device1", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user1", "device2", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user2", "device1", None
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_device(
-            "user2", "device2", None
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_device("user1", "device1", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user1", "device2", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user2", "device1", None)
+        yield self.store.store_device("user2", "device2", None)
 
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user1", "device1", now, 'json11')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user1", "device2", now, 'json12')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user2", "device1", now, 'json21')
-        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys(
-            "user2", "device2", now, 'json22')
-
-        res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys((("user1", "device1"),
-                                                    ("user2", "device2")))
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user1", "device1", now, 'json11')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user1", "device2", now, 'json12')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user2", "device1", now, 'json21')
+        yield self.store.set_e2e_device_keys("user2", "device2", now, 'json22')
+
+        res = yield self.store.get_e2e_device_keys(
+            (("user1", "device1"), ("user2", "device2"))
+        )
         self.assertIn("user1", res)
         self.assertIn("device1", res["user1"])
         self.assertNotIn("device2", res["user1"])
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
index 30683e7888..2fdf34fdf6 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_federation.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import tests.utils
 class EventFederationWorkerStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -33,23 +33,32 @@ class EventFederationWorkerStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         def insert_event(txn, i):
             event_id = '$event_%i:local' % i
 
-            txn.execute((
-                "INSERT INTO events ("
-                "   room_id, event_id, type, depth, topological_ordering,"
-                "   content, processed, outlier) "
-                "VALUES (?, ?, 'm.test', ?, ?, 'test', ?, ?)"
-            ), (room_id, event_id, i, i, True, False))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    "INSERT INTO events ("
+                    "   room_id, event_id, type, depth, topological_ordering,"
+                    "   content, processed, outlier) "
+                    "VALUES (?, ?, 'm.test', ?, ?, 'test', ?, ?)"
+                ),
+                (room_id, event_id, i, i, True, False),
+            )
 
-            txn.execute((
-                'INSERT INTO event_forward_extremities (room_id, event_id) '
-                'VALUES (?, ?)'
-            ), (room_id, event_id))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    'INSERT INTO event_forward_extremities (room_id, event_id) '
+                    'VALUES (?, ?)'
+                ),
+                (room_id, event_id),
+            )
 
-            txn.execute((
-                'INSERT INTO event_reference_hashes '
-                '(event_id, algorithm, hash) '
-                "VALUES (?, 'sha256', ?)"
-            ), (event_id, 'ffff'))
+            txn.execute(
+                (
+                    'INSERT INTO event_reference_hashes '
+                    '(event_id, algorithm, hash) '
+                    "VALUES (?, 'sha256', ?)"
+                ),
+                (event_id, b'ffff'),
+            )
 
         for i in range(0, 11):
             yield self.store.runInteraction("insert", insert_event, i)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py b/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
index 8430fc7ba6..b114c6fb1d 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_event_push_actions.py
@@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ USER_ID = "@user:example.com"
 
 PlAIN_NOTIF = ["notify", {"set_tweak": "highlight", "value": False}]
 HIGHLIGHT = [
-    "notify", {"set_tweak": "sound", "value": "default"}, {"set_tweak": "highlight"}
+    "notify",
+    {"set_tweak": "sound", "value": "default"},
+    {"set_tweak": "highlight"},
 ]
 
 
 class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -55,12 +56,11 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
         def _assert_counts(noitf_count, highlight_count):
             counts = yield self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._get_unread_counts_by_pos_txn,
-                room_id, user_id, 0
+                "", self.store._get_unread_counts_by_pos_txn, room_id, user_id, 0
             )
             self.assertEquals(
                 counts,
-                {"notify_count": noitf_count, "highlight_count": highlight_count}
+                {"notify_count": noitf_count, "highlight_count": highlight_count},
             )
 
         @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
             event.depth = stream
 
             yield self.store.add_push_actions_to_staging(
-                event.event_id, {user_id: action},
+                event.event_id, {user_id: action}
             )
             yield self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._set_push_actions_for_event_and_users_txn,
-                [(event, None)], [(event, None)],
+                "",
+                self.store._set_push_actions_for_event_and_users_txn,
+                [(event, None)],
+                [(event, None)],
             )
 
         def _rotate(stream):
@@ -86,8 +88,11 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _mark_read(stream, depth):
             return self.store.runInteraction(
-                "", self.store._remove_old_push_actions_before_txn,
-                room_id, user_id, stream
+                "",
+                self.store._remove_old_push_actions_before_txn,
+                room_id,
+                user_id,
+                stream,
             )
 
         yield _assert_counts(0, 0)
@@ -112,9 +117,7 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         yield _rotate(7)
 
         yield self.store._simple_delete(
-            table="event_push_actions",
-            keyvalues={"1": 1},
-            desc="",
+            table="event_push_actions", keyvalues={"1": 1}, desc=""
         )
 
         yield _assert_counts(1, 0)
@@ -132,18 +135,21 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(self):
         def add_event(so, ts):
-            return self.store._simple_insert("events", {
-                "stream_ordering": so,
-                "received_ts": ts,
-                "event_id": "event%i" % so,
-                "type": "",
-                "room_id": "",
-                "content": "",
-                "processed": True,
-                "outlier": False,
-                "topological_ordering": 0,
-                "depth": 0,
-            })
+            return self.store._simple_insert(
+                "events",
+                {
+                    "stream_ordering": so,
+                    "received_ts": ts,
+                    "event_id": "event%i" % so,
+                    "type": "",
+                    "room_id": "",
+                    "content": "",
+                    "processed": True,
+                    "outlier": False,
+                    "topological_ordering": 0,
+                    "depth": 0,
+                },
+            )
 
         # start with the base case where there are no events in the table
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(11)
@@ -160,31 +166,27 @@ class EventPushActionsStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         # add a bunch of dummy events to the events table
         for (stream_ordering, ts) in (
-                (3, 110),
-                (4, 120),
-                (5, 120),
-                (10, 130),
-                (20, 140),
+            (3, 110),
+            (4, 120),
+            (5, 120),
+            (10, 130),
+            (20, 140),
         ):
             yield add_event(stream_ordering, ts)
 
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(110)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 3,
-                         "First event after 110ms should be 3, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 3, "First event after 110ms should be 3, was %i" % r)
 
         # 4 and 5 are both after 120: we want 4 rather than 5
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(120)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 4,
-                         "First event after 120ms should be 4, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 4, "First event after 120ms should be 4, was %i" % r)
 
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(129)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 10,
-                         "First event after 129ms should be 10, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 10, "First event after 129ms should be 10, was %i" % r)
 
         # check we can get the last event
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(140)
-        self.assertEqual(r, 20,
-                         "First event after 14ms should be 20, was %i" % r)
+        self.assertEqual(r, 20, "First event after 14ms should be 20, was %i" % r)
 
         # off the end
         r = yield self.store.find_first_stream_ordering_after_ts(160)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_keys.py b/tests/storage/test_keys.py
index 3a3d002782..47f4a8ceac 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_keys.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_keys.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class KeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -39,15 +39,12 @@ class KeyStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         key2 = signedjson.key.decode_verify_key_base64(
             "ed25519", "key2", "Noi6WqcDj0QmPxCNQqgezwTlBKrfqehY1u2FyWP9uYw"
         )
-        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server1", "from_server", 0, key1
-        )
-        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key(
-            "server1", "from_server", 0, key2
-        )
+        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key("server1", "from_server", 0, key1)
+        yield self.store.store_server_verify_key("server1", "from_server", 0, key2)
 
         res = yield self.store.get_server_verify_keys(
-            "server1", ["ed25519:key1", "ed25519:key2", "ed25519:key3"])
+            "server1", ["ed25519:key1", "ed25519:key2", "ed25519:key3"]
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(len(res.keys()), 2)
         self.assertEqual(res["ed25519:key1"].version, "key1")
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py b/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a2c859f26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/storage/test_monthly_active_users.py
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright 2018 New Vector
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from twisted.internet import defer
+
+import tests.unittest
+import tests.utils
+from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
+
+FORTY_DAYS = 40 * 24 * 60 * 60
+
+
+class MonthlyActiveUsersTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(MonthlyActiveUsersTestCase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
+        self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_initialise_reserved_users(self):
+
+        user1 = "@user1:server"
+        user1_email = "user1@matrix.org"
+        user2 = "@user2:server"
+        user2_email = "user2@matrix.org"
+        threepids = [
+            {'medium': 'email', 'address': user1_email},
+            {'medium': 'email', 'address': user2_email},
+        ]
+        user_num = len(threepids)
+
+        yield self.store.register(user_id=user1, token="123", password_hash=None)
+
+        yield self.store.register(user_id=user2, token="456", password_hash=None)
+
+        now = int(self.hs.get_clock().time_msec())
+        yield self.store.user_add_threepid(user1, "email", user1_email, now, now)
+        yield self.store.user_add_threepid(user2, "email", user2_email, now, now)
+        yield self.store.initialise_reserved_users(threepids)
+
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+
+        # Test total counts
+        self.assertEquals(active_count, user_num)
+
+        # Test user is marked as active
+
+        timestamp = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user1)
+        self.assertTrue(timestamp)
+        timestamp = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user2)
+        self.assertTrue(timestamp)
+
+        # Test that users are never removed from the db.
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 0
+
+        self.hs.get_clock().advance_time(FORTY_DAYS)
+
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+
+        active_count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(active_count, user_num)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_can_insert_and_count_mau(self):
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEqual(0, count)
+
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@user:server")
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+
+        self.assertEqual(1, count)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test__user_last_seen_monthly_active(self):
+        user_id1 = "@user1:server"
+        user_id2 = "@user2:server"
+        user_id3 = "@user3:server"
+        result = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id1)
+        self.assertFalse(result == 0)
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id1)
+        yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user(user_id2)
+        result = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id1)
+        self.assertTrue(result > 0)
+        result = yield self.store._user_last_seen_monthly_active(user_id3)
+        self.assertFalse(result == 0)
+
+    @defer.inlineCallbacks
+    def test_reap_monthly_active_users(self):
+        self.hs.config.max_mau_value = 5
+        initial_users = 10
+        for i in range(initial_users):
+            yield self.store.upsert_monthly_active_user("@user%d:server" % i)
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertTrue(count, initial_users)
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(count, initial_users - self.hs.config.max_mau_value)
+
+        self.hs.get_clock().advance_time(FORTY_DAYS)
+        yield self.store.reap_monthly_active_users()
+        count = yield self.store.get_monthly_active_count()
+        self.assertEquals(count, 0)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_presence.py b/tests/storage/test_presence.py
index 3276b39504..b5b58ff660 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_presence.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_presence.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock, setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(clock=MockClock())
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup, clock=MockClock())
 
         self.store = PresenceStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -38,16 +37,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_presence_list(self):
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.add_presence_list_pending(
@@ -57,16 +59,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 0}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.set_presence_list_accepted(
@@ -76,16 +81,19 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 1}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [{"observed_user_id": "@banana:test", "accepted": 1}],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield self.store.del_presence_list(
@@ -95,14 +103,17 @@ class PresenceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart
+                )
+            ),
         )
         self.assertEquals(
             [],
-            (yield self.store.get_presence_list(
-                observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart,
-                accepted=True,
-            ))
+            (
+                yield self.store.get_presence_list(
+                    observer_localpart=self.u_apple.localpart, accepted=True
+                )
+            ),
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_profile.py b/tests/storage/test_profile.py
index 2c95e5e95a..a1f6618bf9 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_profile.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = ProfileStore(None, hs)
 
@@ -35,24 +34,17 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_displayname(self):
-        yield self.store.create_profile(
-            self.u_frank.localpart
-        )
+        yield self.store.create_profile(self.u_frank.localpart)
 
-        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(
-            self.u_frank.localpart, "Frank"
-        )
+        yield self.store.set_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart, "Frank")
 
         self.assertEquals(
-            "Frank",
-            (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart))
+            "Frank", (yield self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart))
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_avatar_url(self):
-        yield self.store.create_profile(
-            self.u_frank.localpart
-        )
+        yield self.store.create_profile(self.u_frank.localpart)
 
         yield self.store.set_profile_avatar_url(
             self.u_frank.localpart, "http://my.site/here"
@@ -60,5 +52,5 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             "http://my.site/here",
-            (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart))
+            (yield self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart)),
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
index 475ec900c4..c4e9fb72bf 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_redaction.py
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
-            http_client=None,
+            self.addCleanup, resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
         )
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
@@ -46,17 +44,20 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.depth = 1
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
-    def inject_room_member(self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None,
-                           extra_content={}):
+    def inject_room_member(
+        self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None, extra_content={}
+    ):
         content = {"membership": membership}
         content.update(extra_content)
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Member,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -70,13 +71,15 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_message(self, room, user, body):
         self.depth += 1
 
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Message,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"body": body, "msgtype": u"message"},
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Message,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"body": body, "msgtype": u"message"},
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -88,14 +91,16 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_redaction(self, room, event_id, user, reason):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"reason": reason},
-            "redacts": event_id,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Redaction,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"reason": reason},
+                "redacts": event_id,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -105,9 +110,7 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN
-        )
+        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
 
         msg_event = yield self.inject_message(self.room1, self.u_alice, u"t")
 
@@ -157,13 +160,10 @@ class RedactionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_redact_join(self):
-        yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN
-        )
+        yield self.inject_room_member(self.room1, self.u_alice, Membership.JOIN)
 
         msg_event = yield self.inject_room_member(
-            self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN,
-            extra_content={"blue": "red"},
+            self.room1, self.u_bob, Membership.JOIN, extra_content={"blue": "red"}
         )
 
         event = yield self.store.get_event(msg_event.event_id)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_registration.py b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
index 7821ea3fa3..4eda122edc 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_registration.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_registration.py
@@ -21,19 +21,15 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.db_pool = hs.get_db_pool()
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
 
         self.user_id = "@my-user:test"
-        self.tokens = [
-            "AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz",
-            "BcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZa"
-        ]
+        self.tokens = ["AbCdEfGhIjKlMnOpQrStUvWxYz", "BcDeFgHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZa"]
         self.pwhash = "{xx1}123456789"
         self.device_id = "akgjhdjklgshg"
 
@@ -51,34 +47,26 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "consent_server_notice_sent": None,
                 "appservice_id": None,
             },
-            (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(self.user_id))
+            (yield self.store.get_user_by_id(self.user_id)),
         )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[0])
 
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(
-            {
-                "name": self.user_id,
-            },
-            result
-        )
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset({"name": self.user_id}, result)
 
         self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_add_tokens(self):
         yield self.store.register(self.user_id, self.tokens[0], self.pwhash)
-        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(self.user_id, self.tokens[1],
-                                                  self.device_id)
+        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(
+            self.user_id, self.tokens[1], self.device_id
+        )
 
         result = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[1])
 
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(
-            {
-                "name": self.user_id,
-                "device_id": self.device_id,
-            },
-            result
+            {"name": self.user_id, "device_id": self.device_id}, result
         )
 
         self.assertTrue("token_id" in result)
@@ -87,12 +75,13 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_user_delete_access_tokens(self):
         # add some tokens
         yield self.store.register(self.user_id, self.tokens[0], self.pwhash)
-        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(self.user_id, self.tokens[1],
-                                                  self.device_id)
+        yield self.store.add_access_token_to_user(
+            self.user_id, self.tokens[1], self.device_id
+        )
 
         # now delete some
         yield self.store.user_delete_access_tokens(
-            self.user_id, device_id=self.device_id,
+            self.user_id, device_id=self.device_id
         )
 
         # check they were deleted
@@ -107,8 +96,7 @@ class RegistrationStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.user_delete_access_tokens(self.user_id)
 
         user = yield self.store.get_user_by_access_token(self.tokens[0])
-        self.assertIsNone(user,
-                          "access token was not deleted without device_id")
+        self.assertIsNone(user, "access token was not deleted without device_id")
 
 
 class TokenGenerator:
@@ -117,4 +105,4 @@ class TokenGenerator:
 
     def generate(self, user_id):
         self._last_issued_token += 1
-        return u"%s-%d" % (user_id, self._last_issued_token,)
+        return u"%s-%d" % (user_id, self._last_issued_token)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_room.py b/tests/storage/test_room.py
index ae8ae94b6d..a1ea23b068 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_room.py
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         # We can't test RoomStore on its own without the DirectoryStore, for
         # management of the 'room_aliases' table
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         yield self.store.store_room(
             self.room.to_string(),
             room_creator_user_id=self.u_creator.to_string(),
-            is_public=True
+            is_public=True,
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -49,17 +48,16 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {
                 "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
                 "creator": self.u_creator.to_string(),
-                "is_public": True
+                "is_public": True,
             },
-            (yield self.store.get_room(self.room.to_string()))
+            (yield self.store.get_room(self.room.to_string())),
         )
 
 
 class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         # Room events need the full datastore, for persist_event() and
         # get_room_state()
@@ -69,18 +67,13 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.room = RoomID.from_string("!abcde:test")
 
         yield self.store.store_room(
-            self.room.to_string(),
-            room_creator_user_id="@creator:text",
-            is_public=True
+            self.room.to_string(), room_creator_user_id="@creator:text", is_public=True
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_event(self, **kwargs):
         yield self.store.persist_event(
-            self.event_factory.create_event(
-                room_id=self.room.to_string(),
-                **kwargs
-            )
+            self.event_factory.create_event(room_id=self.room.to_string(), **kwargs)
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -88,22 +81,15 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         name = u"A-Room-Name"
 
         yield self.inject_room_event(
-            etype=EventTypes.Name,
-            name=name,
-            content={"name": name},
-            depth=1,
+            etype=EventTypes.Name, name=name, content={"name": name}, depth=1
         )
 
-        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(
-            room_id=self.room.to_string()
-        )
+        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(room_id=self.room.to_string())
 
         self.assertEquals(1, len(state))
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {"type": "m.room.name",
-             "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-             "name": name},
-            state[0]
+            {"type": "m.room.name", "room_id": self.room.to_string(), "name": name},
+            state[0],
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -111,22 +97,15 @@ class RoomEventsStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         topic = u"A place for things"
 
         yield self.inject_room_event(
-            etype=EventTypes.Topic,
-            topic=topic,
-            content={"topic": topic},
-            depth=1,
+            etype=EventTypes.Topic, topic=topic, content={"topic": topic}, depth=1
         )
 
-        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(
-            room_id=self.room.to_string()
-        )
+        state = yield self.store.get_current_state(room_id=self.room.to_string())
 
         self.assertEquals(1, len(state))
         self.assertObjectHasAttributes(
-            {"type": "m.room.topic",
-             "room_id": self.room.to_string(),
-             "topic": topic},
-            state[0]
+            {"type": "m.room.topic", "room_id": self.room.to_string(), "topic": topic},
+            state[0],
         )
 
     # Not testing the various 'level' methods for now because there's lots
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
index c5fd54f67e..c83ef60062 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_roommember.py
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@ from tests.utils import setup_test_homeserver
 
 
 class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
         hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(
-            resource_for_federation=Mock(),
-            http_client=None,
+            self.addCleanup, resource_for_federation=Mock(), http_client=None
         )
         # We can't test the RoomMemberStore on its own without the other event
         # storage logic
@@ -49,13 +47,15 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_room_member(self, room, user, membership, replaces_state=None):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": EventTypes.Member,
-            "sender": user.to_string(),
-            "state_key": user.to_string(),
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": {"membership": membership},
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": EventTypes.Member,
+                "sender": user.to_string(),
+                "state_key": user.to_string(),
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": {"membership": membership},
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -71,9 +71,12 @@ class RoomMemberStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertEquals(
             [self.room.to_string()],
-            [m.room_id for m in (
-                yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
-                    self.u_alice.to_string(), [Membership.JOIN]
+            [
+                m.room_id
+                for m in (
+                    yield self.store.get_rooms_for_user_where_membership_is(
+                        self.u_alice.to_string(), [Membership.JOIN]
+                    )
                 )
-            )]
+            ],
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_state.py b/tests/storage/test_state.py
index 7a76d67b8c..6168c46248 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_state.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver()
+        hs = yield tests.utils.setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
 
         self.store = hs.get_datastore()
         self.event_builder_factory = hs.get_event_builder_factory()
@@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         self.room = RoomID.from_string("!abc123:test")
 
         yield self.store.store_room(
-            self.room.to_string(),
-            room_creator_user_id="@creator:text",
-            is_public=True
+            self.room.to_string(), room_creator_user_id="@creator:text", is_public=True
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_state_event(self, room, sender, typ, state_key, content):
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": typ,
-            "sender": sender.to_string(),
-            "state_key": state_key,
-            "room_id": room.to_string(),
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": typ,
+                "sender": sender.to_string(),
+                "state_key": state_key,
+                "room_id": room.to_string(),
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -80,27 +80,31 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         # this defaults to a linear DAG as each new injection defaults to whatever
         # forward extremities are currently in the DB for this room.
         e1 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Create, '', {},
+            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Create, '', {}
         )
         e2 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Name, '', {
-                "name": "test room"
-            },
+            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Name, '', {"name": "test room"}
         )
         e3 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_alice, EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_alice,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_alice.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
         e4 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_bob, EventTypes.Member, self.u_bob.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_bob,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_bob.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
         e5 = yield self.inject_state_event(
-            self.room, self.u_bob, EventTypes.Member, self.u_bob.to_string(), {
-                "membership": Membership.LEAVE
-            },
+            self.room,
+            self.u_bob,
+            EventTypes.Member,
+            self.u_bob.to_string(),
+            {"membership": Membership.LEAVE},
         )
 
         # check we get the full state as of the final event
@@ -110,65 +114,66 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(e4)
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
+            },
+            state,
+        )
 
         # check we can filter to the m.room.name event (with a '' state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Name, '')], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual({(e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state)
 
         # check we can filter to the m.room.name event (with a wildcard None state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Name, None)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual({(e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state)
 
         # check we can grab the m.room.member events (with a wildcard None state key)
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
             e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Member, None)], filtered_types=None
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {(e3.type, e3.state_key): e3, (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5}, state
+        )
 
         # check we can use filter_types to grab a specific room member
         # without filtering out the other event types
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
-            e5.event_id, [(EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string())],
+            e5.event_id,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, self.u_alice.to_string())],
             filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3,
+            },
+            state,
+        )
 
         # check that types=[], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         # doesn't return all members
         state = yield self.store.get_state_for_event(
-            e5.event_id, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
+            e5.event_id, [], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
         )
 
-        self.assertStateMapEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2,
-        }, state)
+        self.assertStateMapEqual(
+            {(e1.type, e1.state_key): e1, (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2}, state
+        )
 
         #######################################################
         # _get_some_state_from_cache tests against a full cache
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         room_id = self.room.to_string()
         group_ids = yield self.store.get_state_groups_ids(room_id, [e5.event_id])
-        group = group_ids.keys()[0]
+        group = list(group_ids.keys())[0]
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters out members with types=[]
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
@@ -184,10 +189,13 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with wildcard types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
@@ -195,25 +203,33 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
-            group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         # and no filtered_types
@@ -222,24 +238,27 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual({(e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id}, state_dict)
 
         #######################################################
         # deliberately remove e2 (room name) from the _state_group_cache
 
-        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(group)
+        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(
+            group
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
         self.assertEqual(known_absent, set())
-        self.assertDictEqual(state_dict_ids, {
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            state_dict_ids,
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e2.type, e2.state_key): e2.event_id,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+        )
 
         state_dict_ids.pop((e2.type, e2.state_key))
         self.store._state_group_cache.invalidate(group)
@@ -252,22 +271,32 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
                 (e1.type, e1.state_key),
                 (e3.type, e3.state_key),
                 (e5.type, e5.state_key),
-            )
+            ),
         )
 
-        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(group)
+        (is_all, known_absent, state_dict_ids) = self.store._state_group_cache.get(
+            group
+        )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertEqual(known_absent, set([
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key),
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key),
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key),
-        ]))
-        self.assertDictEqual(state_dict_ids, {
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        })
+        self.assertEqual(
+            known_absent,
+            set(
+                [
+                    (e1.type, e1.state_key),
+                    (e3.type, e3.state_key),
+                    (e5.type, e5.state_key),
+                ]
+            ),
+        )
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            state_dict_ids,
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+        )
 
         ############################################
         # test that things work with a partial cache
@@ -279,9 +308,7 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual({(e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id}, state_dict)
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members wildcard types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
@@ -289,23 +316,31 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
-            # e4 is overwritten by e5
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e3.type, e3.state_key): e3.event_id,
+                # e4 is overwritten by e5
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         (state_dict, is_all) = yield self.store._get_some_state_from_cache(
-            group, [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)], filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member]
+            group,
+            [(EventTypes.Member, e5.state_key)],
+            filtered_types=[EventTypes.Member],
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, False)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            {
+                (e1.type, e1.state_key): e1.event_id,
+                (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
+            },
+            state_dict,
+        )
 
         # test _get_some_state_from_cache correctly filters in members with specific types
         # and no filtered_types
@@ -314,6 +349,4 @@ class StateStoreTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(is_all, True)
-        self.assertDictEqual({
-            (e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id,
-        }, state_dict)
+        self.assertDictEqual({(e5.type, e5.state_key): e5.event_id}, state_dict)
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py b/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
index 23fad12bca..b46e0ea7e2 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_user_directory.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ BOBBY = "@bobby:a"
 class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.store = UserDirectoryStore(None, self.hs)
 
         # alice and bob are both in !room_id. bobby is not but shares
@@ -39,20 +39,12 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             {
                 ALICE: ProfileInfo(None, "alice"),
                 BOB: ProfileInfo(None, "bob"),
-                BOBBY: ProfileInfo(None, "bobby")
+                BOBBY: ProfileInfo(None, "bobby"),
             },
         )
-        yield self.store.add_users_to_public_room(
-            "!room:id",
-            [ALICE, BOB],
-        )
+        yield self.store.add_users_to_public_room("!room:id", [ALICE, BOB])
         yield self.store.add_users_who_share_room(
-            "!room:id",
-            False,
-            (
-                (ALICE, BOB),
-                (BOB, ALICE),
-            ),
+            "!room:id", False, ((ALICE, BOB), (BOB, ALICE))
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -62,11 +54,9 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         r = yield self.store.search_user_dir(ALICE, "bob", 10)
         self.assertFalse(r["limited"])
         self.assertEqual(1, len(r["results"]))
-        self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][0], {
-            "user_id": BOB,
-            "display_name": "bob",
-            "avatar_url": None,
-        })
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            r["results"][0], {"user_id": BOB, "display_name": "bob", "avatar_url": None}
+        )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_search_user_dir_all_users(self):
@@ -75,15 +65,13 @@ class UserDirectoryStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             r = yield self.store.search_user_dir(ALICE, "bob", 10)
             self.assertFalse(r["limited"])
             self.assertEqual(2, len(r["results"]))
-            self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][0], {
-                "user_id": BOB,
-                "display_name": "bob",
-                "avatar_url": None,
-            })
-            self.assertDictEqual(r["results"][1], {
-                "user_id": BOBBY,
-                "display_name": "bobby",
-                "avatar_url": None,
-            })
+            self.assertDictEqual(
+                r["results"][0],
+                {"user_id": BOB, "display_name": "bob", "avatar_url": None},
+            )
+            self.assertDictEqual(
+                r["results"][1],
+                {"user_id": BOBBY, "display_name": "bobby", "avatar_url": None},
+            )
         finally:
             self.hs.config.user_directory_search_all_users = False
diff --git a/tests/test_distributor.py b/tests/test_distributor.py
index 71d11cda77..b57f36e6ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_distributor.py
+++ b/tests/test_distributor.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 
 class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.dist = Distributor()
 
@@ -44,18 +43,14 @@ class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         observers[0].side_effect = Exception("Awoogah!")
 
-        with patch(
-            "synapse.util.distributor.logger", spec=["warning"]
-        ) as mock_logger:
+        with patch("synapse.util.distributor.logger", spec=["warning"]) as mock_logger:
             self.dist.fire("alarm", "Go")
 
             observers[0].assert_called_once_with("Go")
             observers[1].assert_called_once_with("Go")
 
             self.assertEquals(mock_logger.warning.call_count, 1)
-            self.assertIsInstance(
-                mock_logger.warning.call_args[0][0], str
-            )
+            self.assertIsInstance(mock_logger.warning.call_args[0][0], str)
 
     def test_signal_prereg(self):
         observer = Mock()
@@ -69,4 +64,5 @@ class DistributorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_signal_undeclared(self):
         def code():
             self.dist.fire("notification")
+
         self.assertRaises(KeyError, code)
diff --git a/tests/test_dns.py b/tests/test_dns.py
index b647d92697..90bd34be34 100644
--- a/tests/test_dns.py
+++ b/tests/test_dns.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 @unittest.DEBUG
 class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_resolve(self):
         dns_client_mock = Mock()
@@ -36,14 +35,11 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         host_name = "example.com"
 
         answer_srv = dns.RRHeader(
-            type=dns.SRV,
-            payload=dns.Record_SRV(
-                target=host_name,
-            )
+            type=dns.SRV, payload=dns.Record_SRV(target=host_name)
         )
 
         dns_client_mock.lookupService.return_value = defer.succeed(
-            ([answer_srv], None, None),
+            ([answer_srv], None, None)
         )
 
         cache = {}
@@ -68,9 +64,7 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         entry = Mock(spec_set=["expires"])
         entry.expires = 0
 
-        cache = {
-            service_name: [entry]
-        }
+        cache = {service_name: [entry]}
 
         servers = yield resolve_service(
             service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache
@@ -93,12 +87,10 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         entry = Mock(spec_set=["expires"])
         entry.expires = 999999999
 
-        cache = {
-            service_name: [entry]
-        }
+        cache = {service_name: [entry]}
 
         servers = yield resolve_service(
-            service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache, clock=clock,
+            service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache, clock=clock
         )
 
         self.assertFalse(dns_client_mock.lookupService.called)
@@ -117,9 +109,7 @@ class DnsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         cache = {}
 
         with self.assertRaises(error.DNSServerError):
-            yield resolve_service(
-                service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache
-            )
+            yield resolve_service(service_name, dns_client=dns_client_mock, cache=cache)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_name_error(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_event_auth.py b/tests/test_event_auth.py
index 06112430e5..411b4a9f86 100644
--- a/tests/test_event_auth.py
+++ b/tests/test_event_auth.py
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         # creator should be able to send state
-        event_auth.check(
-            _random_state_event(creator), auth_events,
-            do_sig_check=False,
-        )
+        event_auth.check(_random_state_event(creator), auth_events, do_sig_check=False)
 
         # joiner should not be able to send state
         self.assertRaises(
@@ -61,13 +58,9 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         auth_events = {
             ("m.room.create", ""): _create_event(creator),
             ("m.room.member", creator): _join_event(creator),
-            ("m.room.power_levels", ""): _power_levels_event(creator, {
-                "state_default": "30",
-                "users": {
-                    pleb: "29",
-                    king: "30",
-                },
-            }),
+            ("m.room.power_levels", ""): _power_levels_event(
+                creator, {"state_default": "30", "users": {pleb: "29", king: "30"}}
+            ),
             ("m.room.member", pleb): _join_event(pleb),
             ("m.room.member", king): _join_event(king),
         }
@@ -82,10 +75,7 @@ class EventAuthTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ),
 
         # king should be able to send state
-        event_auth.check(
-            _random_state_event(king), auth_events,
-            do_sig_check=False,
-        )
+        event_auth.check(_random_state_event(king), auth_events, do_sig_check=False)
 
 
 # helpers for making events
@@ -94,52 +84,54 @@ TEST_ROOM_ID = "!test:room"
 
 
 def _create_event(user_id):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.create",
-        "sender": user_id,
-        "content": {
-            "creator": user_id,
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.create",
+            "sender": user_id,
+            "content": {"creator": user_id},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _join_event(user_id):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.member",
-        "sender": user_id,
-        "state_key": user_id,
-        "content": {
-            "membership": "join",
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.member",
+            "sender": user_id,
+            "state_key": user_id,
+            "content": {"membership": "join"},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _power_levels_event(sender, content):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "m.room.power_levels",
-        "sender": sender,
-        "state_key": "",
-        "content": content,
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "m.room.power_levels",
+            "sender": sender,
+            "state_key": "",
+            "content": content,
+        }
+    )
 
 
 def _random_state_event(sender):
-    return FrozenEvent({
-        "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-        "event_id": _get_event_id(),
-        "type": "test.state",
-        "sender": sender,
-        "state_key": "",
-        "content": {
-            "membership": "join",
-        },
-    })
+    return FrozenEvent(
+        {
+            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+            "event_id": _get_event_id(),
+            "type": "test.state",
+            "sender": sender,
+            "state_key": "",
+            "content": {"membership": "join"},
+        }
+    )
 
 
 event_count = 0
@@ -149,4 +141,4 @@ def _get_event_id():
     global event_count
     c = event_count
     event_count += 1
-    return "!%i:example.com" % (c, )
+    return "!%i:example.com" % (c,)
diff --git a/tests/test_federation.py b/tests/test_federation.py
index f40ff29b52..2540604fcc 100644
--- a/tests/test_federation.py
+++ b/tests/test_federation.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ class MessageAcceptTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.reactor = ThreadedMemoryReactorClock()
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.reactor)
         self.homeserver = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=self.http_client, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
+            self.addCleanup,
+            http_client=self.http_client,
+            clock=self.hs_clock,
+            reactor=self.reactor,
         )
 
         user_id = UserID("us", "test")
diff --git a/tests/test_preview.py b/tests/test_preview.py
index 446843367e..84ef5e5ba4 100644
--- a/tests/test_preview.py
+++ b/tests/test_preview.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from . import unittest
 
 
 class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_long_summarize(self):
         example_paras = [
             u"""Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             alternative spellings of the city.Tromsø is considered the northernmost
             city in the world with a population above 50,000. The most populous town
             north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013).""",
-
             u"""Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of
             (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000
             most of the year. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             Sandnessund Bridge. Tromsø Airport connects the city to many destinations
             in Europe. The city is warmer than most other places located on the same
             latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream.""",
-
             u"""The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number of old wooden
             houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The Arctic
             Cathedral, a modern church from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark
@@ -67,7 +64,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" the city of Tromsø. Outside of Norway, Tromso and Tromsö are"
             u" alternative spellings of the city.Tromsø is considered the northernmost"
             u" city in the world with a population above 50,000. The most populous town"
-            u" north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013)."
+            u" north of it is Alta, Norway, with a population of 14,272 (2013).",
         )
 
         desc = summarize_paragraphs(example_paras[1:], min_size=200, max_size=500)
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" third largest north of the Arctic Circle (following Murmansk and Norilsk)."
             u" Most of Tromsø, including the city centre, is located on the island of"
             u" Tromsøya, 350 kilometres (217 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. In 2012,"
-            u" Tromsøya had a population of 36,088. Substantial parts of the urban…"
+            u" Tromsøya had a population of 36,088. Substantial parts of the urban…",
         )
 
     def test_short_summarize(self):
@@ -88,11 +85,9 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:"
             u" Romsa; Finnish: Tromssa[2] Kven: Tromssa) is a city and municipality in"
             u" Troms county, Norway.",
-
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year.",
-
             u"The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number of old wooden"
             u" houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from 1789. The Arctic"
             u" Cathedral, a modern church from 1965, is probably the most famous landmark"
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"\n"
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
-            u" most of the year."
+            u" most of the year.",
         )
 
     def test_small_then_large_summarize(self):
@@ -117,7 +112,6 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u"Tromsø (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈtrʊmsœ] ( listen); Northern Sami:"
             u" Romsa; Finnish: Tromssa[2] Kven: Tromssa) is a city and municipality in"
             u" Troms county, Norway.",
-
             u"Tromsø lies in Northern Norway. The municipality has a population of"
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year."
@@ -138,7 +132,7 @@ class PreviewTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             u" (2015) 72,066, but with an annual influx of students it has over 75,000"
             u" most of the year. The city centre of Tromsø contains the highest number"
             u" of old wooden houses in Northern Norway, the oldest house dating from"
-            u" 1789. The Arctic Cathedral, a modern church from…"
+            u" 1789. The Arctic Cathedral, a modern church from…",
         )
 
 
@@ -155,10 +149,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_comment(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -173,10 +164,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_comment2(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -194,10 +182,13 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text.\n\nSome more text.\n\nText\n\nMore text"
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(
+            og,
+            {
+                u"og:title": u"Foo",
+                u"og:description": u"Some text.\n\nSome more text.\n\nText\n\nMore text",
+            },
+        )
 
     def test_script(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -212,10 +203,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Foo",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Foo", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_missing_title(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -228,10 +216,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": None,
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": None, u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_h1_as_title(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -245,10 +230,7 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": u"Title",
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": u"Title", u"og:description": u"Some text."})
 
     def test_missing_title_and_broken_h1(self):
         html = u"""
@@ -262,7 +244,4 @@ class PreviewUrlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         og = decode_and_calc_og(html, "http://example.com/test.html")
 
-        self.assertEquals(og, {
-            u"og:title": None,
-            u"og:description": u"Some text."
-        })
+        self.assertEquals(og, {u"og:title": None, u"og:description": u"Some text."})
diff --git a/tests/test_server.py b/tests/test_server.py
index 7e063c0290..895e490406 100644
--- a/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_server.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import json
 import re
 
 from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.reactor = MemoryReactorClock()
         self.hs_clock = Clock(self.reactor)
         self.homeserver = setup_test_homeserver(
-            http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
+            self.addCleanup, http_client=None, clock=self.hs_clock, reactor=self.reactor
         )
 
     def test_handler_for_request(self):
@@ -104,9 +103,8 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         request.render(res)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'403')
-        reply_body = json.loads(channel.result["body"])
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["error"], "Forbidden!!one!")
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["errcode"], "M_FORBIDDEN")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["error"], "Forbidden!!one!")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_FORBIDDEN")
 
     def test_no_handler(self):
         """
@@ -126,6 +124,5 @@ class JsonResourceTests(unittest.TestCase):
         request.render(res)
 
         self.assertEqual(channel.result["code"], b'400')
-        reply_body = json.loads(channel.result["body"])
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["error"], "Unrecognized request")
-        self.assertEqual(reply_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["error"], "Unrecognized request")
+        self.assertEqual(channel.json_body["errcode"], "M_UNRECOGNIZED")
diff --git a/tests/test_state.py b/tests/test_state.py
index 429a18cbf7..96fdb8636c 100644
--- a/tests/test_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_state.py
@@ -29,8 +29,15 @@ from .utils import MockClock
 _next_event_id = 1000
 
 
-def create_event(name=None, type=None, state_key=None, depth=2, event_id=None,
-                 prev_events=[], **kwargs):
+def create_event(
+    name=None,
+    type=None,
+    state_key=None,
+    depth=2,
+    event_id=None,
+    prev_events=[],
+    **kwargs
+):
     global _next_event_id
 
     if not event_id:
@@ -39,9 +46,9 @@ def create_event(name=None, type=None, state_key=None, depth=2, event_id=None,
 
     if not name:
         if state_key is not None:
-            name = "<%s-%s, %s>" % (type, state_key, event_id,)
+            name = "<%s-%s, %s>" % (type, state_key, event_id)
         else:
-            name = "<%s, %s>" % (type, event_id,)
+            name = "<%s, %s>" % (type, event_id)
 
     d = {
         "event_id": event_id,
@@ -80,8 +87,9 @@ class StateGroupStore(object):
 
         return defer.succeed(groups)
 
-    def store_state_group(self, event_id, room_id, prev_group, delta_ids,
-                          current_state_ids):
+    def store_state_group(
+        self, event_id, room_id, prev_group, delta_ids, current_state_ids
+    ):
         state_group = self._next_group
         self._next_group += 1
 
@@ -91,7 +99,8 @@ class StateGroupStore(object):
 
     def get_events(self, event_ids, **kwargs):
         return {
-            e_id: self._event_id_to_event[e_id] for e_id in event_ids
+            e_id: self._event_id_to_event[e_id]
+            for e_id in event_ids
             if e_id in self._event_id_to_event
         }
 
@@ -129,9 +138,7 @@ class Graph(object):
                 prev_events = []
 
             events[event_id] = create_event(
-                event_id=event_id,
-                prev_events=prev_events,
-                **fields
+                event_id=event_id, prev_events=prev_events, **fields
             )
 
         self._leaves = clobbered
@@ -147,10 +154,15 @@ class Graph(object):
 class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.store = StateGroupStore()
-        hs = Mock(spec_set=[
-            "get_datastore", "get_auth", "get_state_handler", "get_clock",
-            "get_state_resolution_handler",
-        ])
+        hs = Mock(
+            spec_set=[
+                "get_datastore",
+                "get_auth",
+                "get_state_handler",
+                "get_clock",
+                "get_state_resolution_handler",
+            ]
+        )
         hs.get_datastore.return_value = self.store
         hs.get_state_handler.return_value = None
         hs.get_clock.return_value = MockClock()
@@ -164,35 +176,13 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_branch_no_conflict(self):
         graph = Graph(
             nodes={
-                "START": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Create,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=1,
-                ),
-                "A": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=2,
-                ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "C": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "D": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=4,
-                ),
+                "START": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="", depth=1),
+                "A": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=2),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=3),
+                "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
+                "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=4),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["A"],
-                "D": ["B", "C"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["A"], "D": ["B", "C"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -224,27 +214,11 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
                     depth=2,
                 ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
-                "C": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=4,
-                ),
-                "D": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=5,
-                ),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
+                "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=4),
+                "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=5),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["A"],
-                "D": ["B", "C"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["A"], "D": ["B", "C"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -259,8 +233,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["D"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"START", "A", "C"},
-            {e_id for e_id in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"START", "A", "C"}, {e_id for e_id in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -280,11 +253,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     membership=Membership.JOIN,
                     depth=2,
                 ),
-                "B": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Name,
-                    state_key="",
-                    depth=3,
-                ),
+                "B": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", depth=3),
                 "C": DictObj(
                     type=EventTypes.Member,
                     state_key="@user_id_2:example.com",
@@ -298,18 +267,9 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                     depth=4,
                     sender="@user_id_2:example.com",
                 ),
-                "E": DictObj(
-                    type=EventTypes.Message,
-                    depth=5,
-                ),
+                "E": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message, depth=5),
             },
-            edges={
-                "A": ["START"],
-                "B": ["A"],
-                "C": ["B"],
-                "D": ["B"],
-                "E": ["C", "D"]
-            }
+            edges={"A": ["START"], "B": ["A"], "C": ["B"], "D": ["B"], "E": ["C", "D"]},
         )
 
         self.store.register_events(graph.walk())
@@ -324,8 +284,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["E"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"START", "A", "B", "C"},
-            {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"START", "A", "B", "C"}, {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -357,30 +316,17 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 state_key="",
                 content={
                     "events": {"m.room.name": 50},
-                    "users": {userid1: 100,
-                              userid2: 60},
+                    "users": {userid1: 100, userid2: 60},
                 },
             ),
-            "A5": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Name,
-                state_key="",
-            ),
+            "A5": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key=""),
             "B": DictObj(
                 type=EventTypes.PowerLevels,
                 state_key="",
-                content={
-                    "events": {"m.room.name": 50},
-                    "users": {userid2: 30},
-                },
-            ),
-            "C": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Name,
-                state_key="",
-                sender=userid2,
-            ),
-            "D": DictObj(
-                type=EventTypes.Message,
+                content={"events": {"m.room.name": 50}, "users": {userid2: 30}},
             ),
+            "C": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Name, state_key="", sender=userid2),
+            "D": DictObj(type=EventTypes.Message),
         }
         edges = {
             "A2": ["A1"],
@@ -389,7 +335,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             "A5": ["A4"],
             "B": ["A5"],
             "C": ["A5"],
-            "D": ["B", "C"]
+            "D": ["B", "C"],
         }
         self._add_depths(nodes, edges)
         graph = Graph(nodes, edges)
@@ -406,8 +352,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context_store["D"].get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertSetEqual(
-            {"A1", "A2", "A3", "A5", "B"},
-            {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
+            {"A1", "A2", "A3", "A5", "B"}, {e for e in prev_state_ids.values()}
         )
 
     def _add_depths(self, nodes, edges):
@@ -432,9 +377,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             create_event(type="test2", state_key=""),
         ]
 
-        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(
-            event, old_state=old_state
-        )
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(event, old_state=old_state)
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
@@ -454,9 +397,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             create_event(type="test2", state_key=""),
         ]
 
-        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(
-            event, old_state=old_state
-        )
+        context = yield self.state.compute_event_context(event, old_state=old_state)
 
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
@@ -468,8 +409,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_trivial_annotate_message(self):
         prev_event_id = "prev_event_id"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test_message", name="event2",
-            prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})],
+            type="test_message", name="event2", prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})]
         )
 
         old_state = [
@@ -479,7 +419,10 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
 
         group_name = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id, group_name)
@@ -489,8 +432,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]),
-            set(current_state_ids.values())
+            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]), set(current_state_ids.values())
         )
 
         self.assertEqual(group_name, context.state_group)
@@ -499,8 +441,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_trivial_annotate_state(self):
         prev_event_id = "prev_event_id"
         event = create_event(
-            type="state", state_key="", name="event2",
-            prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})],
+            type="state", state_key="", name="event2", prev_events=[(prev_event_id, {})]
         )
 
         old_state = [
@@ -510,7 +451,10 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         ]
 
         group_name = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id, group_name)
@@ -520,8 +464,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_state_ids = yield context.get_prev_state_ids(self.store)
 
         self.assertEqual(
-            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]),
-            set(prev_state_ids.values())
+            set([e.event_id for e in old_state]), set(prev_state_ids.values())
         )
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(context.state_group)
@@ -531,13 +474,12 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test_message", name="event3",
+            type="test_message",
+            name="event3",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
-        creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key=""
-        )
+        creation = create_event(type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="")
 
         old_state_1 = [
             creation,
@@ -557,7 +499,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.register_events(old_state_2)
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
@@ -571,13 +513,13 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test4", state_key="", name="event",
+            type="test4",
+            state_key="",
+            name="event",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
-        creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key=""
-        )
+        creation = create_event(type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="")
 
         old_state_1 = [
             creation,
@@ -599,7 +541,7 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_events = store.get_events
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
@@ -613,29 +555,25 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         prev_event_id1 = "event_id1"
         prev_event_id2 = "event_id2"
         event = create_event(
-            type="test4", name="event",
+            type="test4",
+            name="event",
             prev_events=[(prev_event_id1, {}), (prev_event_id2, {})],
         )
 
         member_event = create_event(
             type=EventTypes.Member,
             state_key="@user_id:example.com",
-            content={
-                "membership": Membership.JOIN,
-            }
+            content={"membership": Membership.JOIN},
         )
 
         power_levels = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.PowerLevels, state_key="",
-            content={"users": {
-                "@foo:bar": "100",
-                "@user_id:example.com": "100",
-            }}
+            type=EventTypes.PowerLevels,
+            state_key="",
+            content={"users": {"@foo:bar": "100", "@user_id:example.com": "100"}},
         )
 
         creation = create_event(
-            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="",
-            content={"creator": "@foo:bar"}
+            type=EventTypes.Create, state_key="", content={"creator": "@foo:bar"}
         )
 
         old_state_1 = [
@@ -658,14 +596,12 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.store.get_events = store.get_events
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            old_state_2[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(old_state_2[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")])
 
         # Reverse the depth to make sure we are actually using the depths
         # during state resolution.
@@ -688,25 +624,30 @@ class StateTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         store.register_events(old_state_2)
 
         context = yield self._get_context(
-            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2,
+            event, prev_event_id1, old_state_1, prev_event_id2, old_state_2
         )
 
         current_state_ids = yield context.get_current_state_ids(self.store)
 
-        self.assertEqual(
-            old_state_1[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")]
-        )
+        self.assertEqual(old_state_1[3].event_id, current_state_ids[("test1", "1")])
 
-    def _get_context(self, event, prev_event_id_1, old_state_1, prev_event_id_2,
-                     old_state_2):
+    def _get_context(
+        self, event, prev_event_id_1, old_state_1, prev_event_id_2, old_state_2
+    ):
         sg1 = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id_1, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id_1,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state_1},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id_1, sg1)
 
         sg2 = self.store.store_state_group(
-            prev_event_id_2, event.room_id, None, None,
+            prev_event_id_2,
+            event.room_id,
+            None,
+            None,
             {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in old_state_2},
         )
         self.store.register_event_id_state_group(prev_event_id_2, sg2)
diff --git a/tests/test_test_utils.py b/tests/test_test_utils.py
index bc97c12245..b921ac52c0 100644
--- a/tests/test_test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_test_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from tests.utils import MockClock
 
 
 class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.clock = MockClock()
 
@@ -34,10 +33,12 @@ class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _cb0():
             invoked[0] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(10, _cb0)
 
         def _cb1():
             invoked[1] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(20, _cb1)
 
         self.assertFalse(invoked[0])
@@ -56,10 +57,12 @@ class MockClockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         def _cb0():
             invoked[0] = 1
+
         t0 = self.clock.call_later(10, _cb0)
 
         def _cb1():
             invoked[1] = 1
+
         self.clock.call_later(20, _cb1)
 
         self.clock.cancel_call_later(t0)
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index 729bd676c1..be072d402b 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ class GroupIDTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual("my.domain", group_id.domain)
 
     def test_validate(self):
-        bad_ids = [
-            "$badsigil:domain",
-            "+:empty",
-        ] + [
+        bad_ids = ["$badsigil:domain", "+:empty"] + [
             "+group" + c + ":domain" for c in "A%?æ£"
         ]
         for id_string in bad_ids:
diff --git a/tests/test_visibility.py b/tests/test_visibility.py
index 0dc1a924d3..45a78338d6 100644
--- a/tests/test_visibility.py
+++ b/tests/test_visibility.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ TEST_ROOM_ID = "!TEST:ROOM"
 class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def setUp(self):
-        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver()
+        self.hs = yield setup_test_homeserver(self.addCleanup)
         self.event_creation_handler = self.hs.get_event_creation_handler()
         self.event_builder_factory = self.hs.get_event_builder_factory()
         self.store = self.hs.get_datastore()
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         events_to_filter = []
 
         for i in range(0, 10):
-            user = "@user%i:%s" % (
-                i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server"
-            )
+            user = "@user%i:%s" % (i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server")
             evt = yield self.inject_room_member(user, extra_content={"a": "b"})
             events_to_filter.append(evt)
 
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
 
         # the result should be 5 redacted events, and 5 unredacted events.
@@ -100,19 +98,21 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
 
         # ... and the filtering happens.
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            self.store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
 
         for i in range(0, len(events_to_filter)):
             self.assertEqual(
-                events_to_filter[i].event_id, filtered[i].event_id,
-                "Unexpected event at result position %i" % (i, )
+                events_to_filter[i].event_id,
+                filtered[i].event_id,
+                "Unexpected event at result position %i" % (i,),
             )
 
         for i in (0, 3):
             self.assertEqual(
-                events_to_filter[i].content["body"], filtered[i].content["body"],
-                "Unexpected event content at result position %i" % (i,)
+                events_to_filter[i].content["body"],
+                filtered[i].content["body"],
+                "Unexpected event content at result position %i" % (i,),
             )
 
         for i in (1, 4):
@@ -121,13 +121,15 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def inject_visibility(self, user_id, visibility):
         content = {"history_visibility": visibility}
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "state_key": "",
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "state_key": "",
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -139,13 +141,15 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_room_member(self, user_id, membership="join", extra_content={}):
         content = {"membership": membership}
         content.update(extra_content)
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.member",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "state_key": user_id,
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.member",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "state_key": user_id,
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -158,12 +162,14 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
     def inject_message(self, user_id, content=None):
         if content is None:
             content = {"body": "testytest"}
-        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new({
-            "type": "m.room.message",
-            "sender": user_id,
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": content,
-        })
+        builder = self.event_builder_factory.new(
+            {
+                "type": "m.room.message",
+                "sender": user_id,
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": content,
+            }
+        )
 
         event, context = yield self.event_creation_handler.create_new_client_event(
             builder
@@ -192,56 +198,54 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         # history_visibility event.
         room_state = []
 
-        history_visibility_evt = FrozenEvent({
-            "event_id": "$history_vis",
-            "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
-            "sender": "@resident_user_0:test.com",
-            "state_key": "",
-            "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-            "content": {"history_visibility": "joined"},
-        })
+        history_visibility_evt = FrozenEvent(
+            {
+                "event_id": "$history_vis",
+                "type": "m.room.history_visibility",
+                "sender": "@resident_user_0:test.com",
+                "state_key": "",
+                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                "content": {"history_visibility": "joined"},
+            }
+        )
         room_state.append(history_visibility_evt)
         test_store.add_event(history_visibility_evt)
 
         for i in range(0, 100000):
-            user = "@resident_user_%i:test.com" % (i, )
-            evt = FrozenEvent({
-                "event_id": "$res_event_%i" % (i, ),
-                "type": "m.room.member",
-                "state_key": user,
-                "sender": user,
-                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-                "content": {
-                    "membership": "join",
-                    "extra": "zzz,"
-                },
-            })
+            user = "@resident_user_%i:test.com" % (i,)
+            evt = FrozenEvent(
+                {
+                    "event_id": "$res_event_%i" % (i,),
+                    "type": "m.room.member",
+                    "state_key": user,
+                    "sender": user,
+                    "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                    "content": {"membership": "join", "extra": "zzz,"},
+                }
+            )
             room_state.append(evt)
             test_store.add_event(evt)
 
         events_to_filter = []
         for i in range(0, 10):
-            user = "@user%i:%s" % (
-                i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server"
+            user = "@user%i:%s" % (i, "test_server" if i == 5 else "other_server")
+            evt = FrozenEvent(
+                {
+                    "event_id": "$evt%i" % (i,),
+                    "type": "m.room.member",
+                    "state_key": user,
+                    "sender": user,
+                    "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
+                    "content": {"membership": "join", "extra": "zzz"},
+                }
             )
-            evt = FrozenEvent({
-                "event_id": "$evt%i" % (i, ),
-                "type": "m.room.member",
-                "state_key": user,
-                "sender": user,
-                "room_id": TEST_ROOM_ID,
-                "content": {
-                    "membership": "join",
-                    "extra": "zzz",
-                },
-            })
             events_to_filter.append(evt)
             room_state.append(evt)
 
             test_store.add_event(evt)
-            test_store.set_state_ids_for_event(evt, {
-                (e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in room_state
-            })
+            test_store.set_state_ids_for_event(
+                evt, {(e.type, e.state_key): e.event_id for e in room_state}
+            )
 
         pr = cProfile.Profile()
         pr.enable()
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@ class FilterEventsForServerTestCase(tests.unittest.TestCase):
         logger.info("Starting filtering")
         start = time.time()
         filtered = yield filter_events_for_server(
-            test_store, "test_server", events_to_filter,
+            test_store, "test_server", events_to_filter
         )
         logger.info("Filtering took %f seconds", time.time() - start)
 
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ class _TestStore(object):
     filter_events_for_server
 
     """
+
     def __init__(self):
         # data for get_events: a map from event_id to event
         self.events = {}
@@ -298,8 +303,8 @@ class _TestStore(object):
                 continue
             if type != "m.room.member" or state_key is not None:
                 raise RuntimeError(
-                    "Unimplemented: get_state_ids with type (%s, %s)" %
-                    (type, state_key),
+                    "Unimplemented: get_state_ids with type (%s, %s)"
+                    % (type, state_key)
                 )
             include_memberships = True
 
@@ -316,9 +321,7 @@ class _TestStore(object):
         return succeed(res)
 
     def get_events(self, events):
-        return succeed({
-            event_id: self.events[event_id] for event_id in events
-        })
+        return succeed({event_id: self.events[event_id] for event_id in events})
 
     def are_users_erased(self, users):
         return succeed({u: False for u in users})
diff --git a/tests/unittest.py b/tests/unittest.py
index b15b06726b..f448a6dfbd 100644
--- a/tests/unittest.py
+++ b/tests/unittest.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def around(target):
     def method_name(orig, *args, **kwargs):
         return orig(*args, **kwargs)
     """
+
     def _around(code):
         name = code.__name__
         orig = getattr(target, name)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             old_level = logging.getLogger().level
 
             if old_level != level:
+
                 @around(self)
                 def tearDown(orig):
                     ret = orig()
@@ -117,8 +119,9 @@ class TestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             actual (dict): The test result. Extra keys will not be checked.
         """
         for key in required:
-            self.assertEquals(required[key], actual[key],
-                              msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual))
+            self.assertEquals(
+                required[key], actual[key], msg="%s mismatch. %s" % (key, actual)
+            )
 
 
 def DEBUG(target):
diff --git a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
index ca8a7c907f..463a737efa 100644
--- a/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
+++ b/tests/util/caches/test_descriptors.py
@@ -67,12 +67,8 @@ class CacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(cache.get("key2", None))
 
         # both callbacks should have been callbacked
-        self.assertTrue(
-            callback_record[0], "Invalidation callback for key1 not called",
-        )
-        self.assertTrue(
-            callback_record[1], "Invalidation callback for key2 not called",
-        )
+        self.assertTrue(callback_record[0], "Invalidation callback for key1 not called")
+        self.assertTrue(callback_record[1], "Invalidation callback for key2 not called")
 
         # letting the other lookup complete should do nothing
         d1.callback("result1")
@@ -168,8 +164,7 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             with logcontext.LoggingContext() as c1:
                 c1.name = "c1"
                 r = yield obj.fn(1)
-                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                                 c1)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
             defer.returnValue(r)
 
         def check_result(r):
@@ -179,14 +174,18 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # set off a deferred which will do a cache lookup
         d1 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
         d1.addCallback(check_result)
 
         # and another
         d2 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
         d2.addCallback(check_result)
 
         # let the lookup complete
@@ -224,15 +223,16 @@ class DescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 except SynapseError:
                     pass
 
-                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                                 c1)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
 
         obj = Cls()
 
         # set off a deferred which will do a cache lookup
         d1 = do_lookup()
-        self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                         logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
+            logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
+        )
 
         return d1
 
@@ -288,14 +288,10 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
             @descriptors.cachedList("fn", "args1", inlineCallbacks=True)
             def list_fn(self, args1, arg2):
-                assert (
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
-                )
+                assert logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
                 # we want this to behave like an asynchronous function
                 yield run_on_reactor()
-                assert (
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
-                )
+                assert logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context().request == "c1"
                 defer.returnValue(self.mock(args1, arg2))
 
         with logcontext.LoggingContext() as c1:
@@ -308,10 +304,7 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 logcontext.LoggingContext.sentinel,
             )
             r = yield d1
-            self.assertEqual(
-                logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                c1
-            )
+            self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), c1)
             obj.mock.assert_called_once_with([10, 20], 2)
             self.assertEqual(r, {10: 'fish', 20: 'chips'})
             obj.mock.reset_mock()
@@ -337,6 +330,7 @@ class CachedListDescriptorTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_invalidate(self):
         """Make sure that invalidation callbacks are called."""
+
         class Cls(object):
             def __init__(self):
                 self.mock = mock.Mock()
diff --git a/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py b/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
index 26f2fa5800..34fdc9a43a 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_dict_cache.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = DictionaryCache("foobar")
 
@@ -41,9 +40,7 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"
-        }
+        test_value = {"test": "test_simple_cache_hit_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value)
 
         c = self.cache.get(key, ["test"])
@@ -53,9 +50,7 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"
-        }
+        test_value = {"test": "test_simple_cache_miss_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value)
 
         c = self.cache.get(key, ["test2"])
@@ -79,15 +74,11 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial"
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value_1 = {
-            "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial",
-        }
+        test_value_1 = {"test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value_1, fetched_keys=set("test"))
 
         seq = self.cache.sequence
-        test_value_2 = {
-            "test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2",
-        }
+        test_value_2 = {"test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2"}
         self.cache.update(seq, key, test_value_2, fetched_keys=set("test2"))
 
         c = self.cache.get(key)
@@ -96,5 +87,5 @@ class DictCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 "test": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial",
                 "test2": "test_simple_cache_hit_miss_partial2",
             },
-            c.value
+            c.value,
         )
diff --git a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
index d12b5e838b..5cbada4eda 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_expiring_cache.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class ExpiringCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_get_set(self):
         clock = MockClock()
         cache = ExpiringCache("test", clock, max_len=1)
diff --git a/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py b/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
index 7ce5f8c258..e90e08d1c0 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_file_consumer.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from tests import unittest
 
 
 class FileConsumerTests(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_pull_consumer(self):
         string_file = StringIO()
@@ -87,7 +86,9 @@ class FileConsumerTests(unittest.TestCase):
             producer = NonCallableMock(spec_set=["pauseProducing", "resumeProducing"])
 
             resume_deferred = defer.Deferred()
-            producer.resumeProducing.side_effect = lambda: resume_deferred.callback(None)
+            producer.resumeProducing.side_effect = lambda: resume_deferred.callback(
+                None
+            )
 
             consumer.registerProducer(producer, True)
 
diff --git a/tests/util/test_linearizer.py b/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
index 4729bd5a0a..61a55b461b 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_linearizer.py
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ from twisted.internet import defer, reactor
 from twisted.internet.defer import CancelledError
 
 from synapse.util import Clock, logcontext
-from synapse.util.async import Linearizer
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import Linearizer
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class LinearizerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def test_linearizer(self):
         linearizer = Linearizer()
@@ -54,13 +53,11 @@ class LinearizerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         def func(i, sleep=False):
             with logcontext.LoggingContext("func(%s)" % i) as lc:
                 with (yield linearizer.queue("")):
-                    self.assertEqual(
-                        logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
+                    self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
                     if sleep:
                         yield Clock(reactor).sleep(0)
 
-                self.assertEqual(
-                    logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
+                self.assertEqual(logcontext.LoggingContext.current_context(), lc)
 
         func(0, sleep=True)
         for i in range(1, 100):
diff --git a/tests/util/test_logcontext.py b/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
index c54001f7a4..4633db77b3 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_logcontext.py
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _check_test_key(self, value):
-        self.assertEquals(
-            LoggingContext.current_context().request, value
-        )
+        self.assertEquals(LoggingContext.current_context().request, value)
 
     def test_with_context(self):
         with LoggingContext() as context_one:
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 self._check_test_key("one")
                 callback_completed[0] = True
                 return res
+
             d.addCallback(cb)
 
             return d
@@ -74,8 +72,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             # make sure that the context was reset before it got thrown back
             # into the reactor
             try:
-                self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(),
-                              sentinel_context)
+                self.assertIs(LoggingContext.current_context(), sentinel_context)
                 d2.callback(None)
             except BaseException:
                 d2.errback(twisted.python.failure.Failure())
@@ -104,9 +101,7 @@ class LoggingContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         # a function which returns a deferred which looks like it has been
         # called, but is actually paused
         def testfunc():
-            return logcontext.make_deferred_yieldable(
-                _chained_deferred_function()
-            )
+            return logcontext.make_deferred_yieldable(_chained_deferred_function())
 
         return self._test_run_in_background(testfunc)
 
@@ -175,5 +170,6 @@ def _chained_deferred_function():
         d2 = defer.Deferred()
         reactor.callLater(0, d2.callback, res)
         return d2
+
     d.addCallback(cb)
     return d
diff --git a/tests/util/test_lrucache.py b/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
index 9b36ef4482..786947375d 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_lrucache.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class LruCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_get_set(self):
         cache = LruCache(1)
         cache["key"] = "value"
@@ -235,7 +234,6 @@ class LruCacheCallbacksTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class LruCacheSizedTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_evict(self):
         cache = LruCache(5, size_callback=len)
         cache["key1"] = [0]
diff --git a/tests/util/test_rwlock.py b/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
index 24194e3b25..bd32e2cee7 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_rwlock.py
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 
-from synapse.util.async import ReadWriteLock
+from synapse.util.async_helpers import ReadWriteLock
 
 from tests import unittest
 
 
 class ReadWriteLockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def _assert_called_before_not_after(self, lst, first_false):
         for i, d in enumerate(lst[:first_false]):
             self.assertTrue(d.called, msg="%d was unexpectedly false" % i)
@@ -36,12 +35,12 @@ class ReadWriteLockTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         key = object()
 
         ds = [
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 0
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 1
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 0
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 1
             rwlock.write(key),  # 2
             rwlock.write(key),  # 3
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 4
-            rwlock.read(key),   # 5
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 4
+            rwlock.read(key),  # 5
             rwlock.write(key),  # 6
         ]
 
diff --git a/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py b/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
index 0f5b32fcc0..1a44f72425 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_snapshot_cache.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from .. import unittest
 
 
 class SnapshotCacheTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def setUp(self):
         self.cache = SnapshotCache()
         self.cache.DURATION_MS = 1
diff --git a/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py b/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
index 65b0f2e6fb..f2be63706b 100644
--- a/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
+++ b/tests/util/test_stream_change_cache.py
@@ -181,17 +181,8 @@ class StreamChangeCacheTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # Query a subset of the entries mid-way through the stream. We should
         # only get back the subset.
         self.assertEqual(
-            cache.get_entities_changed(
-                [
-                    "bar@baz.net",
-                ],
-                stream_pos=2,
-            ),
-            set(
-                [
-                    "bar@baz.net",
-                ]
-            ),
+            cache.get_entities_changed(["bar@baz.net"], stream_pos=2),
+            set(["bar@baz.net"]),
         )
 
     def test_max_pos(self):
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 9bff3ff3b9..90378326f8 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import atexit
 import hashlib
+import os
+import uuid
 from inspect import getcallargs
 
 from mock import Mock, patch
@@ -27,22 +30,80 @@ from synapse.http.server import HttpServer
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage import PostgresEngine
 from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
-from synapse.storage.prepare_database import prepare_database
+from synapse.storage.prepare_database import (
+    _get_or_create_schema_state,
+    _setup_new_database,
+    prepare_database,
+)
 from synapse.util.logcontext import LoggingContext
 from synapse.util.ratelimitutils import FederationRateLimiter
 
 # set this to True to run the tests against postgres instead of sqlite.
-# It requires you to have a local postgres database called synapse_test, within
-# which ALL TABLES WILL BE DROPPED
-USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS = False
+USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS = os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_POSTGRES", False)
+POSTGRES_USER = os.environ.get("SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER", "postgres")
+POSTGRES_BASE_DB = "_synapse_unit_tests_base_%s" % (os.getpid(),)
+
+
+def setupdb():
+
+    # If we're using PostgreSQL, set up the db once
+    if USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS:
+        pgconfig = {
+            "name": "psycopg2",
+            "args": {
+                "database": POSTGRES_BASE_DB,
+                "user": POSTGRES_USER,
+                "cp_min": 1,
+                "cp_max": 5,
+            },
+        }
+        config = Mock()
+        config.password_providers = []
+        config.database_config = pgconfig
+        db_engine = create_engine(pgconfig)
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(user=POSTGRES_USER)
+        db_conn.autocommit = True
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+        cur.execute("CREATE DATABASE %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
+        # Set up in the db
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+            database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+        )
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        _get_or_create_schema_state(cur, db_engine)
+        _setup_new_database(cur, db_engine)
+        db_conn.commit()
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
+        def _cleanup():
+            db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(user=POSTGRES_USER)
+            db_conn.autocommit = True
+            cur = db_conn.cursor()
+            cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (POSTGRES_BASE_DB,))
+            cur.close()
+            db_conn.close()
+
+        atexit.register(_cleanup)
 
 
 @defer.inlineCallbacks
-def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None,
-                          **kargs):
-    """Setup a homeserver suitable for running tests against. Keyword arguments
-    are passed to the Homeserver constructor. If no datastore is supplied a
-    datastore backed by an in-memory sqlite db will be given to the HS.
+def setup_test_homeserver(
+    cleanup_func, name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None, **kargs
+):
+    """
+    Setup a homeserver suitable for running tests against.  Keyword arguments
+    are passed to the Homeserver constructor.
+
+    If no datastore is supplied, one is created and given to the homeserver.
+
+    Args:
+        cleanup_func : The function used to register a cleanup routine for
+                       after the test.
     """
     if reactor is None:
         from twisted.internet import reactor
@@ -73,6 +134,15 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
         config.block_events_without_consent_error = None
         config.media_storage_providers = []
         config.auto_join_rooms = []
+        config.limit_usage_by_mau = False
+        config.hs_disabled = False
+        config.hs_disabled_message = ""
+        config.max_mau_value = 50
+        config.mau_limits_reserved_threepids = []
+
+        # we need a sane default_room_version, otherwise attempts to create rooms will
+        # fail.
+        config.default_room_version = "1"
 
         # disable user directory updates, because they get done in the
         # background, which upsets the test runner.
@@ -85,26 +155,35 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
         kargs["clock"] = MockClock()
 
     if USE_POSTGRES_FOR_TESTS:
+        test_db = "synapse_test_%s" % uuid.uuid4().hex
+
         config.database_config = {
             "name": "psycopg2",
-            "args": {
-                "database": "synapse_test",
-                "cp_min": 1,
-                "cp_max": 5,
-            },
+            "args": {"database": test_db, "cp_min": 1, "cp_max": 5},
         }
     else:
         config.database_config = {
             "name": "sqlite3",
-            "args": {
-                "database": ":memory:",
-                "cp_min": 1,
-                "cp_max": 1,
-            },
+            "args": {"database": ":memory:", "cp_min": 1, "cp_max": 1},
         }
 
     db_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
 
+    # Create the database before we actually try and connect to it, based off
+    # the template database we generate in setupdb()
+    if datastore is None and isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
+        db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+            database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+        )
+        db_conn.autocommit = True
+        cur = db_conn.cursor()
+        cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (test_db,))
+        cur.execute(
+            "CREATE DATABASE %s WITH TEMPLATE %s;" % (test_db, POSTGRES_BASE_DB)
+        )
+        cur.close()
+        db_conn.close()
+
     # we need to configure the connection pool to run the on_new_connection
     # function, so that we can test code that uses custom sqlite functions
     # (like rank).
@@ -112,32 +191,58 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
 
     if datastore is None:
         hs = HomeServer(
-            name, config=config,
+            name,
+            config=config,
             db_config=config.database_config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
             database_engine=db_engine,
             room_list_handler=object(),
             tls_server_context_factory=Mock(),
+            tls_client_options_factory=Mock(),
             reactor=reactor,
             **kargs
         )
-        db_conn = hs.get_db_conn()
-        # make sure that the database is empty
-        if isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
-            cur = db_conn.cursor()
-            cur.execute("SELECT tablename FROM pg_tables where schemaname='public'")
-            rows = cur.fetchall()
-            for r in rows:
-                cur.execute("DROP TABLE %s CASCADE" % r[0])
-        yield prepare_database(db_conn, db_engine, config)
+
+        # Prepare the DB on SQLite -- PostgreSQL is a copy of an already up to
+        # date db
+        if not isinstance(db_engine, PostgresEngine):
+            db_conn = hs.get_db_conn()
+            yield prepare_database(db_conn, db_engine, config)
+            db_conn.commit()
+            db_conn.close()
+
+        else:
+            # We need to do cleanup on PostgreSQL
+            def cleanup():
+                # Close all the db pools
+                hs.get_db_pool().close()
+
+                # Drop the test database
+                db_conn = db_engine.module.connect(
+                    database=POSTGRES_BASE_DB, user=POSTGRES_USER
+                )
+                db_conn.autocommit = True
+                cur = db_conn.cursor()
+                cur.execute("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS %s;" % (test_db,))
+                db_conn.commit()
+                cur.close()
+                db_conn.close()
+
+            # Register the cleanup hook
+            cleanup_func(cleanup)
+
         hs.setup()
     else:
         hs = HomeServer(
-            name, db_pool=None, datastore=datastore, config=config,
+            name,
+            db_pool=None,
+            datastore=datastore,
+            config=config,
             version_string="Synapse/tests",
             database_engine=db_engine,
             room_list_handler=object(),
             tls_server_context_factory=Mock(),
+            tls_client_options_factory=Mock(),
             reactor=reactor,
             **kargs
         )
@@ -146,8 +251,10 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
     # Need to let the HS build an auth handler and then mess with it
     # because AuthHandler's constructor requires the HS, so we can't make one
     # beforehand and pass it in to the HS's constructor (chicken / egg)
-    hs.get_auth_handler().hash = lambda p: hashlib.md5(p).hexdigest()
-    hs.get_auth_handler().validate_hash = lambda p, h: hashlib.md5(p).hexdigest() == h
+    hs.get_auth_handler().hash = lambda p: hashlib.md5(p.encode('utf8')).hexdigest()
+    hs.get_auth_handler().validate_hash = (
+        lambda p, h: hashlib.md5(p.encode('utf8')).hexdigest() == h
+    )
 
     fed = kargs.get("resource_for_federation", None)
     if fed:
@@ -161,7 +268,7 @@ def setup_test_homeserver(name="test", datastore=None, config=None, reactor=None
                 sleep_limit=hs.config.federation_rc_sleep_limit,
                 sleep_msec=hs.config.federation_rc_sleep_delay,
                 reject_limit=hs.config.federation_rc_reject_limit,
-                concurrent_requests=hs.config.federation_rc_concurrent
+                concurrent_requests=hs.config.federation_rc_concurrent,
             ),
         )
 
@@ -187,7 +294,6 @@ def mock_getRawHeaders(headers=None):
 
 # This is a mock /resource/ not an entire server
 class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
-
     def __init__(self, prefix=""):
         self.callbacks = []  # 3-tuple of method/pattern/function
         self.prefix = prefix
@@ -220,8 +326,8 @@ class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
         mock_content.configure_mock(**config)
         mock_request.content = mock_content
 
-        mock_request.method = http_method
-        mock_request.uri = path
+        mock_request.method = http_method.encode('ascii')
+        mock_request.uri = path.encode('ascii')
 
         mock_request.getClientIP.return_value = "-"
 
@@ -251,15 +357,9 @@ class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
             matcher = pattern.match(path)
             if matcher:
                 try:
-                    args = [
-                        urlparse.unquote(u)
-                        for u in matcher.groups()
-                    ]
-
-                    (code, response) = yield func(
-                        mock_request,
-                        *args
-                    )
+                    args = [urlparse.unquote(u) for u in matcher.groups()]
+
+                    (code, response) = yield func(mock_request, *args)
                     defer.returnValue((code, response))
                 except CodeMessageException as e:
                     defer.returnValue((e.code, cs_error(e.msg, code=e.errcode)))
@@ -360,8 +460,7 @@ class MockClock(object):
 
 def _format_call(args, kwargs):
     return ", ".join(
-        ["%r" % (a) for a in args] +
-        ["%s=%r" % (k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()]
+        ["%r" % (a) for a in args] + ["%s=%r" % (k, v) for k, v in kwargs.items()]
     )
 
 
@@ -379,8 +478,9 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
         self.calls.append((args, kwargs))
 
         if not self.expectations:
-            raise ValueError("%r has no pending calls to handle call(%s)" % (
-                self, _format_call(args, kwargs))
+            raise ValueError(
+                "%r has no pending calls to handle call(%s)"
+                % (self, _format_call(args, kwargs))
             )
 
         for (call, result, d) in self.expectations:
@@ -388,9 +488,9 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
                 d.callback(None)
                 return result
 
-        failure = AssertionError("Was not expecting call(%s)" % (
-            _format_call(args, kwargs)
-        ))
+        failure = AssertionError(
+            "Was not expecting call(%s)" % (_format_call(args, kwargs))
+        )
 
         for _, _, d in self.expectations:
             try:
@@ -406,17 +506,19 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def await_calls(self, timeout=1000):
         deferred = defer.DeferredList(
-            [d for _, _, d in self.expectations],
-            fireOnOneErrback=True
+            [d for _, _, d in self.expectations], fireOnOneErrback=True
         )
 
         timer = reactor.callLater(
             timeout / 1000,
             deferred.errback,
-            AssertionError("%d pending calls left: %s" % (
-                len([e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]),
-                [e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]
-            ))
+            AssertionError(
+                "%d pending calls left: %s"
+                % (
+                    len([e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called]),
+                    [e for e in self.expectations if not e[2].called],
+                )
+            ),
         )
 
         yield deferred
@@ -431,7 +533,6 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
             self.calls = []
 
             raise AssertionError(
-                "Expected not to received any calls, got:\n" + "\n".join([
-                    "call(%s)" % _format_call(c[0], c[1]) for c in calls
-                ])
+                "Expected not to received any calls, got:\n"
+                + "\n".join(["call(%s)" % _format_call(c[0], c[1]) for c in calls])
             )
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index ed26644bd9..085f438989 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tox]
 envlist = packaging, py27, py36, pep8, check_isort
 
-[testenv]
+[base]
 deps =
     coverage
     Twisted>=15.1
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ deps =
 setenv =
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE = no_byte_code
 
+[testenv]
+deps =
+    {[base]deps}
+
+setenv =
+    {[base]setenv}
+
+passenv = *
+
 commands =
     /usr/bin/find "{toxinidir}" -name '*.pyc' -delete
     coverage run {env:COVERAGE_OPTS:} --source="{toxinidir}/synapse" \
@@ -46,6 +55,15 @@ commands =
 # )
 usedevelop=true
 
+[testenv:py27-postgres]
+usedevelop=true
+deps =
+    {[base]deps}
+     psycopg2
+setenv =
+    {[base]setenv}
+    SYNAPSE_POSTGRES = 1
+
 [testenv:py36]
 usedevelop=true
 commands =