diff --git a/.rubocop_todo.yml b/.rubocop_todo.yml
index 0e36ae041..abf114a2e 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This configuration was generated by
 # `rubocop --auto-gen-config`
-# on 2017-09-04 11:31:12 +0100 using RuboCop version 0.49.1.
+# on 2017-12-06 17:18:57 +0000 using RuboCop version 0.51.0.
 # The point is for the user to remove these configuration records
 # one by one as the offenses are removed from the code base.
 # Note that changes in the inspected code, or installation of new
@@ -21,16 +21,18 @@ Lint/AmbiguousRegexpLiteral:
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/type/mysql_grant_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 1
-Lint/DuplicatedKey:
+Lint/RescueWithoutErrorClass:
   Exclude:
-    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_backup_spec.rb'
+    - 'lib/facter/mysql_server_id.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-Lint/HandleExceptions:
+# Offense count: 16
+Lint/ReturnInVoidContext:
   Exclude:
-    - 'spec/spec_helper.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_database/mysql.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_user/mysql.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 1
+# Cop supports --auto-correct.
 Lint/ScriptPermission:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb'
@@ -40,17 +42,54 @@ Lint/UselessAssignment:
   Exclude:
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/functions/mysql_deepmerge_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 11
-# Configuration parameters: AllowHeredoc, AllowURI, URISchemes, IgnoreCopDirectives, IgnoredPatterns.
-# URISchemes: http, https
-Metrics/LineLength:
-  Max: 351
+# Offense count: 56
+# Configuration parameters: Blacklist.
+# Blacklist: END, (?-mix:EO[A-Z]{1})
+Naming/HeredocDelimiterNaming:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/mysql_deepmerge.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/mysql_dirname.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/mysql_password.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/mysql_strip_hash.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/locales_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/mysql_db_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/mysql_server_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/sql_task_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/types/mysql_database_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/types/mysql_grant_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/types/mysql_plugin_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/types/mysql_user_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_account_security_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_backup_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 1
-RSpec/BeforeAfterAll:
+# Offense count: 6
+# Cop supports --auto-correct.
+# Configuration parameters: AutoCorrect.
+Performance/HashEachMethods:
   Exclude:
-    - 'spec/acceptance/**/*.rb'
-    - 'spec/unit/puppet/functions/mysql_password_spec.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/parser/functions/mysql_strip_hash.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_database/mysql.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_grant/mysql.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_plugin/mysql.rb'
+    - 'lib/puppet/provider/mysql_user/mysql.rb'
+    - 'spec/unit/puppet/provider/mysql_user/mysql_spec.rb'
+
+# Offense count: 40
+# Configuration parameters: Prefixes.
+# Prefixes: when, with, without
+RSpec/ContextWording:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/acceptance/mysql_backup_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/acceptance/types/mysql_user_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/graceful_failures_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mycnf_template_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_backup_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_mysqltuner_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/classes/mysql_server_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/unit/facter/mysql_server_id_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/unit/puppet/type/mysql_grant_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/unit/puppet/type/mysql_user_spec.rb'
 
 # Offense count: 56
 # Configuration parameters: Max.
@@ -86,7 +125,7 @@ RSpec/InstanceVariable:
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/type/mysql_plugin_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/type/mysql_user_spec.rb'
 
-# Offense count: 38
+# Offense count: 42
 RSpec/MultipleExpectations:
   Max: 4
 
@@ -111,6 +150,11 @@ RSpec/ScatteredLet:
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/provider/mysql_plugin/mysql_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/unit/puppet/provider/mysql_user/mysql_spec.rb'
 
+# Offense count: 1
+Style/CommentedKeyword:
+  Exclude:
+    - 'spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb'
+
 # Offense count: 7
 # Cop supports --auto-correct.
 # Configuration parameters: EnforcedStyle, SupportedStyles, AllowInnerSlashes.
diff --git a/.sync.yml b/.sync.yml
index 6292516d7..1526f98c2 100644
--- a/.sync.yml
+++ b/.sync.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,7 @@ spec/spec_helper.rb:
   extras:
   - rvm: 2.1.9
     script: bundle exec rake rubocop
+.rubocop.yml:
+  unmanaged: true
+.rubocop_todo.yml:
+  unmanaged: true
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 09eacc6d0..6055eb19c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ matrix:
     script: bundle exec rake beaker
     services: docker
     sudo: required
-  - rvm: 2.4.0
+  - rvm: 2.4.1
     bundler_args: --without system_tests
     env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 5.0"
   - rvm: 2.1.9
     bundler_args: --without system_tests
     env: PUPPET_GEM_VERSION="~> 4.0"
   - rvm: 2.1.9
-    script: bundle exec rubocop lib
+    script: bundle exec rake rubocop
 notifications:
   email: false
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 0618bfa91..a9f0161c7 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ end
 supports_windows = false
 ruby_version_segments = Gem::Version.new(RUBY_VERSION.dup).segments
 minor_version = "#{ruby_version_segments[0]}.#{ruby_version_segments[1]}"
+
 group :development do
   gem "puppet-module-posix-default-r#{minor_version}",    :require => false, :platforms => "ruby"
   gem "puppet-module-win-default-r#{minor_version}",      :require => false, :platforms => ["mswin", "mingw", "x64_mingw"]
@@ -44,16 +45,12 @@ end
 group :system_tests do
   gem "puppet-module-posix-system-r#{minor_version}",                            :require => false, :platforms => "ruby"
   gem "puppet-module-win-system-r#{minor_version}",                              :require => false, :platforms => ["mswin", "mingw", "x64_mingw"]
-  gem "beaker", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_VERSION'] || '>= 3')
+  gem "beaker", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_VERSION'] || '>= 3')                  
   gem "beaker-pe",                                                               :require => false
-  gem "beaker-rspec", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_RSPEC_VERSION'])
+  gem "beaker-rspec", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_RSPEC_VERSION'])                
   gem "beaker-hostgenerator", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_HOSTGENERATOR_VERSION'])
-  gem "beaker-abs", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_ABS_VERSION'] || '~> 0.1')
+  gem "beaker-abs", *location_for(ENV['BEAKER_ABS_VERSION'] || '~> 0.1')        
   gem "puppet-blacksmith", '~> 3.4',                                             :require => false
-  gem "puppet-lint-i18n"
-  gem "puppet_pot_generator"
-  gem "rubocop-i18n", '~> 1.0'
-  gem "beaker-i18n_helper"
 end
 
 gem 'puppet', *location_for(ENV['PUPPET_GEM_VERSION'])
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 0c0772c76..d12d85495 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 require 'puppetlabs_spec_helper/rake_tasks'
 require 'puppet-lint/tasks/puppet-lint'
-require 'puppet_pot_generator/rake_tasks' if Bundler.rubygems.find_name('puppet_pot_generator').any?
 require 'puppet_blacksmith/rake_tasks' if Bundler.rubygems.find_name('puppet-blacksmith').any?
 
 PuppetLint.configuration.fail_on_warnings = true
diff --git a/locales/config.yaml b/locales/config.yaml
index 20c34af2f..e3f7805bb 100644
--- a/locales/config.yaml
+++ b/locales/config.yaml
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@ gettext:
   # Patterns for +Dir.glob+ used to find all files that might contain
   # translatable content, relative to the project root directory
   source_files:
-    - './lib/**/*.rb'
+      - './lib/**/*.rb'
+  
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index dea7f5e3c..67adef390 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "dependencies": [
     {"name":"puppetlabs/translate","version_requirement":">= 1.0.0 < 2.0.0"},
     {"name":"puppetlabs/stdlib","version_requirement":">= 3.2.0 < 5.0.0"},
-    {"name":"puppet/staging","version_requirement":">= 1.0.1 < 3.0.0"}
+    {"name":"puppet/staging","version_requirement":">= 1.0.1 < 4.0.0"}
   ],
   "operatingsystem_support": [
     {
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/sql_task_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/sql_task_spec.rb
index fcf8ac02e..cc29d2927 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/sql_task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/sql_task_spec.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class { 'mysql::server': root_password => 'password' }
         }
     EOS
 
-    it "sets up a mysql instance" do
+    it 'sets up a mysql instance' do
       apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 1b8480d41..01912b60c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # put local configuration and setup into spec_helper_local
 begin
   require 'spec_helper_local'
-rescue LoadError
+rescue LoadError => loaderror
+  puts "Could not require spec_helper_local: #{loaderror.message}"
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index 64881f1c1..247065348 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def expect_multiple_regexes(result:, regexes:)
 
   # Configure all nodes in nodeset
   c.before :suite do
-    run_puppet_access_login(user: 'admin') if pe_install?
+    run_puppet_access_login(user: 'admin') if pe_install? && puppet_version =~ %r{(5\.\d\.\d)}
     hosts.each do |host|
       # This will be removed, this is temporary to test localisation.
       if (fact('osfamily') == 'Debian' || fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat') && (puppet_version >= '4.10.5' && puppet_version < '5.2.0')
diff --git a/tasks/sql.rb b/tasks/sql.rb
index c7ddb917a..0d0ee8612 100755
--- a/tasks/sql.rb
+++ b/tasks/sql.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ def get(sql, database, user, password)
   cmd_string << " --database=#{database}" unless database.nil?
   cmd_string << " --user=#{user}" unless user.nil?
   cmd_string << " --password=#{password}" unless password.nil?
-  stdout, stderr, status = Open3.capture3(cmd_string)
-  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: '#{stderr}'") if status != 0
+  stdout, _stderr, status = Open3.capture3(cmd_string)
+  raise Puppet::Error, _("stderr: ' %{stderr}') % { stderr: stderr }") if status != 0
   { status: stdout.strip }
 end