diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/filters.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/filters.py
index a2599fd22d..557c84748b 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/filters.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/filters.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Filters for api_admin api
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from rest_framework import filters
 
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/urls.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/urls.py
index fed366d8f0..27c424e318 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/urls.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 URL definitions for api access request API.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 
 app_name = 'api_admin'
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/serializers.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/serializers.py
index 35d4bea47d..45dddce7e8 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/serializers.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/serializers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 API v1 serializers.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.api_admin.models import ApiAccessRequest
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/tests/test_views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/tests/test_views.py
index 75c8bc556e..8916785905 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 Tests for the `api_admin` api module.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 import json
 
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/urls.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/urls.py
index 50e8d78fdd..666ea629e9 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/urls.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 URL definitions for api access request API v1.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from django.conf.urls import url
 
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.api_admin.api.v1 import views
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/views.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/views.py
index bf2a900117..c009c8032d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/views.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/api_admin/api/v1/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """
 API Views.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 
 from edx_rest_framework_extensions.auth.jwt.authentication import JwtAuthentication