diff --git a/ietf/api/__init__.py b/ietf/api/__init__.py
index 78b91f6a6..9a6cdf868 100644
--- a/ietf/api/__init__.py
+++ b/ietf/api/__init__.py
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ class Serializer(BaseSerializer):
         elif isinstance(data, Bundle):
             return render("api/dictitem.html", {"data":dict((key, self.to_simple_html(val, options)) for (key, val) in data.data.items())})
         elif hasattr(data, 'dehydrated_type'):
-            debug.show('data')
             if getattr(data, 'dehydrated_type', None) == 'related' and data.is_m2m == False:
                 return render("api/relitem.html", {"fk": data.fk_resource, "val": self.to_simple_html(data.value, options)})
             elif getattr(data, 'dehydrated_type', None) == 'related' and data.is_m2m == True:
diff --git a/ietf/meeting/forms.py b/ietf/meeting/forms.py
index b440dd566..3481baf2f 100644
--- a/ietf/meeting/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/meeting/forms.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import codecs
 
 from django import forms
 from django.db.models import Q
-from django.forms.fields import DurationField
 
 from ietf.doc.models import Document, DocAlias, State, NewRevisionDocEvent
 from ietf.doc.utils import get_document_content
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ from ietf.meeting.helpers import get_next_interim_number, make_materials_directo
 from ietf.meeting.helpers import is_meeting_approved, get_next_agenda_name
 from ietf.message.models import Message
 from ietf.person.models import Person
-from ietf.utils.fields import DatepickerDateField
+from ietf.utils.fields import DatepickerDateField, DurationField
 
 # need to insert empty option for use in ChoiceField
 # countries.insert(0, ('', '-'*9 ))
diff --git a/ietf/secr/meetings/forms.py b/ietf/secr/meetings/forms.py
index 1b6df431e..05a0c4c29 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/meetings/forms.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/meetings/forms.py
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ class MeetingModelForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
     def __init__(self,*args,**kwargs):
         super(MeetingModelForm, self).__init__(*args,**kwargs)
-        for f in [ 'idsubmit_cutoff_warning_days', 'idsubmit_cutoff_time_utc', ]:
-            self.fields[f].help_text = kwargs['instance']._meta.get_field(f).help_text
+        if 'instance' in kwargs:
+            for f in [ 'idsubmit_cutoff_warning_days', 'idsubmit_cutoff_time_utc', ]:
+                self.fields[f].help_text = kwargs['instance']._meta.get_field(f).help_text
 
     def clean_number(self):
         number = self.cleaned_data['number']
diff --git a/ietf/utils/fields.py b/ietf/utils/fields.py
index 028c0e270..9e7351189 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/fields.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/fields.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 import six
 import datetime
 
-import debug
+import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
 from django import forms
 from django.core.validators import validate_email