diff --git a/onionr/communicatorutils/announcenode.py b/onionr/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
index 84ca248c..aa391c62 100755
--- a/onionr/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
+++ b/onionr/communicatorutils/announcenode.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ from communicator import onlinepeers
 from coredb import keydb
 def announce_node(daemon):
     '''Announce our node to our peers'''
-    ov = onionrvalues.OnionrValues()
-    retData = False
-    announceFail = False
+    ret_data = False
+    announce_fail = False
     
     # Do not let announceCache get too large
     if len(daemon.announceCache) >= 10000:
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ def announce_node(daemon):
             if ourID != 1:
                 existingRand = bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(keydb.transportinfo.get_address_info(peer, 'powValue'))
                 # Reset existingRand if it no longer meets the minimum POW
-                if type(existingRand) is type(None) or not existingRand.endswith('0' * ov.announce_pow):
+                if type(existingRand) is type(None) or not existingRand.endswith('0' * onionrvalues.ANNOUNCE_POW):
                     existingRand = ''
 
             if peer in daemon.announceCache:
@@ -66,22 +65,22 @@ def announce_node(daemon):
                 data['random'] = existingRand
             else:
                 daemon.announceProgress[peer] = True
-                proof = onionrproofs.DataPOW(combinedNodes, forceDifficulty=ov.announce_pow)
+                proof = onionrproofs.DataPOW(combinedNodes, forceDifficulty=onionrvalues.ANNOUNCE_POW)
                 del daemon.announceProgress[peer]
                 try:
                     data['random'] = base64.b64encode(proof.waitForResult()[1])
                 except TypeError:
                     # Happens when we failed to produce a proof
                     logger.error("Failed to produce a pow for announcing to " + peer)
-                    announceFail = True
+                    announce_fail = True
                 else:
                     daemon.announceCache[peer] = data['random']
-            if not announceFail:
+            if not announce_fail:
                 logger.info('Announcing node to ' + url)
                 if basicrequests.do_post_request(url, data, port=daemon.shared_state.get(NetController).socksPort) == 'Success':
                     logger.info('Successfully introduced node to ' + peer, terminal=True)
-                    retData = True
+                    ret_data = True
                     keydb.transportinfo.set_address_info(peer, 'introduced', 1)
                     keydb.transportinfo.set_address_info(peer, 'powValue', data['random'])
     daemon.decrementThreadCount('announce_node')
-    return retData
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+    return ret_data
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diff --git a/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py b/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
index c70ff0c6..f135e0d9 100755
--- a/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
+++ b/onionr/etc/onionrvalues.py
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@ DEVELOPMENT_MODE = True
 
 MAX_BLOCK_TYPE_LENGTH = 15
 
+# Begin OnionrValues migrated values
+ANNOUNCE_POW = 5
+DEFAULT_EXPIRE = 2592000
+BLOCK_METADATA_LENGTHS = {'meta': 1000, 'sig': 200, 'signer': 200, 'time': 10, 'pow': 1000, 'encryptType': 4, 'expire': 14}
+
 platform = platform.system()
 if platform == 'Windows':
     SCRIPT_NAME = 'run-windows.bat'
 else:
     SCRIPT_NAME = 'onionr.sh'
-
-class OnionrValues:
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.passwordLength = 20
-        self.blockMetadataLengths = {'meta': 1000, 'sig': 200, 'signer': 200, 'time': 10, 'pow': 1000, 'encryptType': 4, 'expire': 14} #TODO properly refine values to minimum needed
-        self.default_expire = 2592000
-        self.announce_pow = 5
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diff --git a/onionr/httpapi/miscpublicapi/announce.py b/onionr/httpapi/miscpublicapi/announce.py
index 53fb96e8..7a4fcad7 100755
--- a/onionr/httpapi/miscpublicapi/announce.py
+++ b/onionr/httpapi/miscpublicapi/announce.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def handle_announce(request):
                 powHash = powHash.decode()
             except AttributeError:
                 pass
-            if powHash.startswith('0' * onionrvalues.OnionrValues().announce_pow):
+            if powHash.startswith('0' * onionrvalues.ANNOUNCE_POW):
                 newNode = bytesconverter.bytes_to_str(newNode)
                 announce_queue = deadsimplekv.DeadSimpleKV(filepaths.announce_cache)
                 announce_queue_list = announce_queue.get('new_peers')
diff --git a/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py b/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
index fbaadcc7..d297f706 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrblocks/insert.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ def insert_block(data, header='txt', sign=False, encryptType='', symKey='', asym
         encryptType must be specified to encrypt a block
     '''
     use_subprocess = powchoice.use_subprocess(config)
-    requirements = onionrvalues.OnionrValues()
     storage_counter = storagecounter.StorageCounter()
     allocationReachedMessage = 'Cannot insert block, disk allocation reached.'
     if storage_counter.isFull():
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/basicrequests.py b/onionr/onionrutils/basicrequests.py
index 3bd6a75d..4ea13f5b 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/basicrequests.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/basicrequests.py
@@ -90,4 +90,4 @@ def do_get_request(url, port=0, proxyType='tor', ignoreAPI=False, returnHeaders=
     if returnHeaders:
         return (retData, response_headers)
     else:
-        return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+        return retData
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/blockmetadata/process.py b/onionr/onionrutils/blockmetadata/process.py
index ee68d690..abcf5c71 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/blockmetadata/process.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/blockmetadata/process.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def process_block_metadata(blockHash: str):
             expireTime = myBlock.getHeader('expire')
             assert len(str(int(expireTime))) < 20 # test that expire time is an integer of sane length (for epoch)
         except (AssertionError, ValueError, TypeError) as e:
-            expireTime = onionrvalues.OnionrValues().default_expire + curTime
+            expireTime = onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE + curTime
         finally:
             blockmetadb.update_block_info(blockHash, 'expire', expireTime)
         onionrevents.event('processblocks', data = {'block': myBlock, 'type': blockType, 'signer': signer, 'validSig': valid})
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/bytesconverter.py b/onionr/onionrutils/bytesconverter.py
index 5df4d673..b6ef9741 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/bytesconverter.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/bytesconverter.py
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ def bytes_to_str(data):
         data = data.decode('UTF-8')
     except AttributeError:
         pass
-    return data
\ No newline at end of file
+    return data
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/checkcommunicator.py b/onionr/onionrutils/checkcommunicator.py
index 2e300f57..7fc69904 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/checkcommunicator.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/checkcommunicator.py
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ def is_communicator_running(timeout = 5, interval = 0.1):
             elif time.time() - starttime >= timeout:
                 return False
     except:
-        return False
\ No newline at end of file
+        return False
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/epoch.py b/onionr/onionrutils/epoch.py
index 01922a4c..62e82d34 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/epoch.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/epoch.py
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ def get_rounded_epoch(roundS=60):
 
 def get_epoch():
     '''returns epoch'''
-    return math.floor(time.time())
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+    return math.floor(time.time())
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/escapeansi.py b/onionr/onionrutils/escapeansi.py
index 1f88e149..ca635097 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/escapeansi.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/escapeansi.py
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ def escape_ANSI(line):
         cc-by-sa-3 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
     '''
     ansi_escape = re.compile(r'(\x9B|\x1B\[)[0-?]*[ -/]*[@-~]')
-    return ansi_escape.sub('', line)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return ansi_escape.sub('', line)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/getclientapiserver.py b/onionr/onionrutils/getclientapiserver.py
index 2338080c..1d196eae 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/getclientapiserver.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/getclientapiserver.py
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ def get_client_API_server():
         raise FileNotFoundError
     else:
         retData += '%s:%s' % (hostname, port)
-    return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+    return retData
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py b/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
index 80bfdc02..20270af9 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/importnewblocks.py
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ def import_new_blocks(scanDir=''):
                 else:
                     logger.warn('Failed to verify hash for %s' % block, terminal=True)
     if not exist:
-        logger.info('No blocks found to import', terminal=True)
\ No newline at end of file
+        logger.info('No blocks found to import', terminal=True)
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/localcommand.py b/onionr/onionrutils/localcommand.py
index 073182bd..0aab7dc3 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/localcommand.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/localcommand.py
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ def local_command(command, data='', silent = True, post=False, postData = {}, ma
 
     try:
         if post:
-            retData = requests.post(payload, data=postData, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword'), 'Connection':'close'}, timeout=(maxWait, maxWait)).text
+            ret_data = requests.post(payload, data=postData, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword'), 'Connection':'close'}, timeout=(maxWait, maxWait)).text
         else:
-            retData = requests.get(payload, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword'), 'Connection':'close'}, timeout=(maxWait, maxWait)).text
+            ret_data = requests.get(payload, headers={'token': config.get('client.webpassword'), 'Connection':'close'}, timeout=(maxWait, maxWait)).text
     except Exception as error:
         if not silent:
             logger.error('Failed to make local request (command: %s):%s' % (command, error), terminal=True)
-        retData = False
+        ret_data = False
 
-    return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+    return ret_data
diff --git a/onionr/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py b/onionr/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
index f1c58f81..51723824 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrutils/validatemetadata.py
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ from onionrutils import stringvalidators, epoch, bytesconverter
 import config, filepaths, onionrcrypto
 def validate_metadata(metadata, blockData):
     '''Validate metadata meets onionr spec (does not validate proof value computation), take in either dictionary or json string'''
-    # TODO, make this check sane sizes
-    requirements = onionrvalues.OnionrValues()
-    retData = False
+
+    ret_data = False
     maxClockDifference = 120
 
     # convert to dict if it is json string
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, blockData):
             pass
 
     # Validate metadata dict for invalid keys to sizes that are too large
-    maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.OnionrValues().default_expire)
+    maxAge = config.get("general.max_block_age", onionrvalues.DEFAULT_EXPIRE)
     if type(metadata) is dict:
         for i in metadata:
             try:
-                requirements.blockMetadataLengths[i]
+                onionrvalues.BLOCK_METADATA_LENGTHS[i]
             except KeyError:
                 logger.warn('Block has invalid metadata key ' + i)
                 break
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, blockData):
                     testData = len(testData)
                 except (TypeError, AttributeError) as e:
                     testData = len(str(testData))
-                if requirements.blockMetadataLengths[i] < testData:
+                if onionrvalues.BLOCK_METADATA_LENGTHS[i] < testData:
                     logger.warn('Block metadata key ' + i + ' exceeded maximum size')
                     break
             if i == 'time':
@@ -84,16 +83,16 @@ def validate_metadata(metadata, blockData):
             try:
                 with open(filepaths.data_nonce_file, 'r') as nonceFile:
                     if nonce in nonceFile.read():
-                        retData = False # we've seen that nonce before, so we can't pass metadata
+                        ret_data = False # we've seen that nonce before, so we can't pass metadata
                         raise onionrexceptions.DataExists
             except FileNotFoundError:
-                retData = True
+                ret_data = True
             except onionrexceptions.DataExists:
-                # do not set retData to True, because nonce has been seen before
+                # do not set ret_data to True, because nonce has been seen before
                 pass
             else:
-                retData = True
+                ret_data = True
     else:
         logger.warn('In call to utils.validateMetadata, metadata must be JSON string or a dictionary object')
 
-    return retData
\ No newline at end of file
+    return ret_data