diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py
index ec119ce1917..11a67ff7017 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py
@@ -1,145 +1,121 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
-# Copyright: Ansible Project
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright: (c) 2017, Ansible Project
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                     'status': ['preview'],
                     'supported_by': 'community'}
 
-
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---
 module: sl_vm
 short_description: create or cancel a virtual instance in SoftLayer
 description:
-  - Creates or cancels SoftLayer instances. When created, optionally waits for it to be 'running'.
+  - Creates or cancels SoftLayer instances.
+  - When created, optionally waits for it to be 'running'.
 version_added: "2.1"
 options:
   instance_id:
     description:
-      - Instance Id of the virtual instance to perform action option
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Instance Id of the virtual instance to perform action option.
   hostname:
     description:
-      - Hostname to be provided to a virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Hostname to be provided to a virtual instance.
   domain:
     description:
-      - Domain name to be provided to a virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Domain name to be provided to a virtual instance.
   datacenter:
     description:
-      - Datacenter for the virtual instance to be deployed
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Datacenter for the virtual instance to be deployed.
   tags:
     description:
-      - Tag or list of tags to be provided to a virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Tag or list of tags to be provided to a virtual instance.
   hourly:
     description:
-      - Flag to determine if the instance should be hourly billed
-    required: false
-    default: true
+      - Flag to determine if the instance should be hourly billed.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'yes'
   private:
     description:
-      - Flag to determine if the instance should be private only
-    required: false
-    default: false
+      - Flag to determine if the instance should be private only.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'no'
   dedicated:
     description:
-      - Flag to determine if the instance should be deployed in dedicated space
-    required: false
-    default: false
+      - Flag to determine if the instance should be deployed in dedicated space.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'no'
   local_disk:
     description:
-      - Flag to determine if local disk should be used for the new instance
-    required: false
-    default: true
+      - Flag to determine if local disk should be used for the new instance.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'yes'
   cpus:
     description:
-      - Count of cpus to be assigned to new virtual instance
+      - Count of cpus to be assigned to new virtual instance.
     required: true
-    default: null
   memory:
     description:
-      - Amount of memory to be assigned to new virtual instance
+      - Amount of memory to be assigned to new virtual instance.
     required: true
-    default: null
   disks:
     description:
-      - List of disk sizes to be assigned to new virtual instance
+      - List of disk sizes to be assigned to new virtual instance.
     required: true
-    default: [25]
+    default: [ 25 ]
   os_code:
     description:
-      - OS Code to be used for new virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - OS Code to be used for new virtual instance.
   image_id:
     description:
-      - Image Template to be used for new virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - Image Template to be used for new virtual instance.
   nic_speed:
     description:
-      - NIC Speed to be assigned to new virtual instance
-    required: false
+      - NIC Speed to be assigned to new virtual instance.
     default: 10
   public_vlan:
     description:
-      - VLAN by its Id to be assigned to the public NIC
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - VLAN by its Id to be assigned to the public NIC.
   private_vlan:
     description:
-      - VLAN by its Id to be assigned to the private NIC
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - VLAN by its Id to be assigned to the private NIC.
   ssh_keys:
     description:
-      - List of ssh keys by their Id to be assigned to a virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - List of ssh keys by their Id to be assigned to a virtual instance.
   post_uri:
     description:
-      - URL of a post provisioning script to be loaded and executed on virtual instance
-    required: false
-    default: null
+      - URL of a post provisioning script to be loaded and executed on virtual instance.
   state:
     description:
-      - Create, or cancel a virtual instance. Specify "present" for create, "absent" to cancel.
-    required: false
-    default: 'present'
+      - Create, or cancel a virtual instance.
+      - Specify C(present) for create, C(absent) to cancel.
+    choices: [ absent, present ]
+    default: present
   wait:
     description:
-      - Flag used to wait for active status before returning
-    required: false
-    default: true
+      - Flag used to wait for active status before returning.
+    type: bool
+    default: 'yes'
   wait_time:
     description:
-      - time in seconds before wait returns
-    required: false
+      - Time in seconds before wait returns.
     default: 600
-
 requirements:
-    - "python >= 2.6"
-    - "softlayer >= 4.1.1"
-author: "Matt Colton (@mcltn)"
+    - python >= 2.6
+    - softlayer >= 4.1.1
+author:
+- Matt Colton (@mcltn)
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
 - name: Build instance
   hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: False
+  gather_facts: no
   tasks:
   - name: Build instance request
     sl_vm:
@@ -147,19 +123,19 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
       domain: anydomain.com
       datacenter: dal09
       tags: ansible-module-test
-      hourly: True
-      private: False
-      dedicated: False
-      local_disk: True
+      hourly: yes
+      private: no
+      dedicated: no
+      local_disk: yes
       cpus: 1
       memory: 1024
       disks: [25]
       os_code: UBUNTU_LATEST
-      wait: False
+      wait: no
 
 - name: Build additional instances
   hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: False
+  gather_facts: no
   tasks:
   - name: Build instances request
     sl_vm:
@@ -184,10 +160,10 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         tags:
           - ansible-module-test
           - ansible-module-test-slaves
-        hourly: True
-        private: False
-        dedicated: False
-        local_disk: True
+        hourly: yes
+        private: no
+        dedicated: no
+        local_disk: yes
         cpus: 1
         memory: 1024
         disks:
@@ -202,10 +178,10 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         tags:
           - ansible-module-test
           - ansible-module-test-slaves
-        hourly: True
-        private: False
-        dedicated: False
-        local_disk: True
+        hourly: yes
+        private: no
+        dedicated: no
+        local_disk: yes
         cpus: 1
         memory: 1024
         disks:
@@ -213,11 +189,11 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
           - 100
         os_code: UBUNTU_LATEST
         ssh_keys: []
-        wait: True
+        wait: yes
 
 - name: Cancel instances
   hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: False
+  gather_facts: no
   tasks:
   - name: Cancel by tag
     sl_vm:
@@ -244,7 +220,7 @@ from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 
 
-#TODO: get this info from API
+# TODO: get this info from API
 STATES = ['present', 'absent']
 DATACENTERS = ['ams01', 'ams03', 'che01', 'dal01', 'dal05', 'dal06', 'dal09', 'dal10', 'fra02', 'hkg02', 'hou02', 'lon02', 'mel01', 'mex01', 'mil01', 'mon01',
                'osl01', 'par01', 'sjc01', 'sjc03', 'sao01', 'sea01', 'sng01', 'syd01', 'tok02', 'tor01', 'wdc01', 'wdc04']
@@ -259,21 +235,20 @@ NIC_SPEEDS = [10, 100, 1000]
 def create_virtual_instance(module):
 
     instances = vsManager.list_instances(
-        hostname = module.params.get('hostname'),
-        domain = module.params.get('domain'),
-        datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter')
+        hostname=module.params.get('hostname'),
+        domain=module.params.get('domain'),
+        datacenter=module.params.get('datacenter')
     )
 
     if instances:
         return False, None
 
-
     # Check if OS or Image Template is provided (Can't be both, defaults to OS)
     if (module.params.get('os_code') is not None and module.params.get('os_code') != ''):
         module.params['image_id'] = ''
     elif (module.params.get('image_id') is not None and module.params.get('image_id') != ''):
         module.params['os_code'] = ''
-        module.params['disks'] = [] # Blank out disks since it will use the template
+        module.params['disks'] = []  # Blank out disks since it will use the template
     else:
         return False, None
 
@@ -282,24 +257,25 @@ def create_virtual_instance(module):
         tags = ','.join(map(str, module.params.get('tags')))
 
     instance = vsManager.create_instance(
-        hostname = module.params.get('hostname'),
-        domain = module.params.get('domain'),
-        cpus = module.params.get('cpus'),
-        memory = module.params.get('memory'),
-        hourly = module.params.get('hourly'),
-        datacenter = module.params.get('datacenter'),
-        os_code = module.params.get('os_code'),
-        image_id = module.params.get('image_id'),
-        local_disk = module.params.get('local_disk'),
-        disks = module.params.get('disks'),
-        ssh_keys = module.params.get('ssh_keys'),
-        nic_speed = module.params.get('nic_speed'),
-        private = module.params.get('private'),
-        public_vlan = module.params.get('public_vlan'),
-        private_vlan = module.params.get('private_vlan'),
-        dedicated = module.params.get('dedicated'),
-        post_uri = module.params.get('post_uri'),
-        tags = tags)
+        hostname=module.params.get('hostname'),
+        domain=module.params.get('domain'),
+        cpus=module.params.get('cpus'),
+        memory=module.params.get('memory'),
+        hourly=module.params.get('hourly'),
+        datacenter=module.params.get('datacenter'),
+        os_code=module.params.get('os_code'),
+        image_id=module.params.get('image_id'),
+        local_disk=module.params.get('local_disk'),
+        disks=module.params.get('disks'),
+        ssh_keys=module.params.get('ssh_keys'),
+        nic_speed=module.params.get('nic_speed'),
+        private=module.params.get('private'),
+        public_vlan=module.params.get('public_vlan'),
+        private_vlan=module.params.get('private_vlan'),
+        dedicated=module.params.get('dedicated'),
+        post_uri=module.params.get('post_uri'),
+        tags=tags,
+    )
 
     if instance is not None and instance['id'] > 0:
         return True, instance
@@ -307,7 +283,7 @@ def create_virtual_instance(module):
         return False, None
 
 
-def wait_for_instance(module,id):
+def wait_for_instance(module, id):
     instance = None
     completed = False
     wait_timeout = time.time() + module.params.get('wait_time')
@@ -328,7 +304,7 @@ def cancel_instance(module):
         tags = module.params.get('tags')
         if isinstance(tags, string_types):
             tags = [module.params.get('tags')]
-        instances = vsManager.list_instances(tags = tags, hostname = module.params.get('hostname'), domain = module.params.get('domain'))
+        instances = vsManager.list_instances(tags=tags, hostname=module.params.get('hostname'), domain=module.params.get('domain'))
         for instance in instances:
             try:
                 vsManager.cancel_instance(instance['id'])
@@ -349,11 +325,11 @@ def main():
 
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec=dict(
-            instance_id=dict(),
-            hostname=dict(),
-            domain=dict(),
-            datacenter=dict(choices=DATACENTERS),
-            tags=dict(),
+            instance_id=dict(type='str'),
+            hostname=dict(type='str'),
+            domain=dict(type='str'),
+            datacenter=dict(type='str', choices=DATACENTERS),
+            tags=dict(type='str'),
             hourly=dict(type='bool', default=True),
             private=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             dedicated=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -361,17 +337,17 @@ def main():
             cpus=dict(type='int', choices=CPU_SIZES),
             memory=dict(type='int', choices=MEMORY_SIZES),
             disks=dict(type='list', default=[25]),
-            os_code=dict(),
-            image_id=dict(),
+            os_code=dict(type='str'),
+            image_id=dict(type='str'),
             nic_speed=dict(type='int', choices=NIC_SPEEDS),
-            public_vlan=dict(),
-            private_vlan=dict(),
+            public_vlan=dict(type='str'),
+            private_vlan=dict(type='str'),
             ssh_keys=dict(type='list', default=[]),
-            post_uri=dict(),
-            state=dict(default='present', choices=STATES),
+            post_uri=dict(type='str'),
+            state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=STATES),
             wait=dict(type='bool', default=True),
-            wait_time=dict(type='int', default=600)
-            )
+            wait_time=dict(type='int', default=600),
+        )
     )
 
     if not HAS_SL:
diff --git a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
index 7362908b085..1c52cb30a4f 100644
--- a/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
+++ b/test/sanity/pep8/legacy-files.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_check.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_entity.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/rackspace/rax_mon_notification_plan.py
-lib/ansible/modules/cloud/softlayer/sl_vm.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/univention/udm_dns_record.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/univention/udm_dns_zone.py
 lib/ansible/modules/cloud/univention/udm_group.py