diff --git a/ci-build.sh b/ci-build.sh
index 4c0c455..db59a73 100755
--- a/ci-build.sh
+++ b/ci-build.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pep8 --ignore E501 i3pystatus tests
 # Check that the setup.py script works
 rm -rf ${BUILD}/test-install ${BUILD}/test-install-bin
 mkdir ${BUILD}/test-install ${BUILD}/test-install-bin
-PYTHONPATH=${BUILD}/test-install python setup.py --quiet install --install-lib ${BUILD}/test-install --install-scripts ${BUILD}/test-install-bin
+PYTHONPATH=${BUILD}/test-install python3 setup.py --quiet install --install-lib ${BUILD}/test-install --install-scripts ${BUILD}/test-install-bin
 
 test -f ${BUILD}/test-install-bin/i3pystatus
 
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 787a5c5..ed38b0e 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ pytest>=2.5
 sphinx>=1.1
 colour>=0.0.5
 mock>=1.0
-pep8>=1.5
+pep8>=1.5.7
diff --git a/i3pystatus/core/settings.py b/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
index 56e641c..eae708c 100644
--- a/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
+++ b/i3pystatus/core/settings.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 from i3pystatus.core.util import KeyConstraintDict
 from i3pystatus.core.exceptions import ConfigKeyError, ConfigMissingError
+import inspect
 
 
 class SettingsBase:
+
     """
     Support class for providing a nice and flexible settings interface
 
@@ -15,16 +17,22 @@ class SettingsBase:
     Settings are stored as attributes of self.
     """
 
-    settings = tuple()
+    settings = (
+        ("enable_log", "Set to true to log error to .i3pystatus-<pid> file"),
+    )
+
     """settings should be tuple containing two types of elements:
 
     * bare strings, which must be valid Python identifiers.
-    * two-tuples, the first element being a identifier (as above) and the second
-      a docstring for the particular setting"""
+    * two-tuples, the first element being a identifier (as above) and the second a docstring for the particular setting
+
+    """
 
     required = tuple()
     """required can list settings which are required"""
 
+    enable_log = False
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         def get_argument_dict(args, kwargs):
             if len(args) == 1 and not kwargs:
@@ -33,9 +41,20 @@ class SettingsBase:
                 return args[0]
             return kwargs
 
-        self.settings = self.flatten_settings(self.settings)
+        def merge_with_parents_settings():
 
-        sm = KeyConstraintDict(self.settings, self.required)
+            settings = tuple()
+
+            # getmro returns base classes according to Method Resolution Order
+            for cls in inspect.getmro(self.__class__):
+                if hasattr(cls, "settings"):
+                    settings = settings + cls.settings
+            return settings
+
+        settings = merge_with_parents_settings()
+        settings = self.flatten_settings(settings)
+
+        sm = KeyConstraintDict(settings, self.required)
         settings_source = get_argument_dict(args, kwargs)
 
         try:
diff --git a/tests/test_core_modules.py b/tests/test_core_modules.py
index 47d3cf5..84b40cb 100644
--- a/tests/test_core_modules.py
+++ b/tests/test_core_modules.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class IntervalModuleMetaTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_no_settings(self):
         class NoSettings(IntervalModule):
             pass
-        self.assertEqual(NoSettings.settings, ('interval',))
+        self.assertTrue('interval' in NoSettings.settings)
 
     def test_no_interval_setting(self):
         class NoIntervalSetting(IntervalModule):