diff --git a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/nest.py b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/nest.py
index 99bb5e045fd..d980205c33c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/nest.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/binary_sensor/nest.py
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ import logging
 import socket
 import homeassistant.components.nest as nest
 
-from homeassistant.components.sensor.nest  import NestSensor
-from homeassistant.const import (STATE_ON, STATE_OFF)
+from homeassistant.components.sensor.nest import NestSensor
 
 
 BINARY_TYPES = ['fan',
@@ -26,15 +25,20 @@ BINARY_TYPES = ['fan',
 
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     "Setup nest binary sensors from config file"
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     try:
         for structure in nest.NEST.structures:
             for device in structure.devices:
                 for variable in config['monitored_conditions']:
                     if variable in BINARY_TYPES:
-                        add_devices([NestBinarySensor(structure, device, variable)])
+                        add_devices([NestBinarySensor(
+                                                      structure,
+                                                      device,
+                                                      variable)])
                     else:
-                        logger.error('Nest sensor type: "%s" does not exist', variable)
+                        logger.error('Nest sensor type: "%s" does not exist',
+                                     variable)
     except socket.error:
         logger.error(
             "Connection error logging into the nest web service."
@@ -44,8 +48,5 @@ class NestBinarySensor(NestSensor):
     """ Represents a Nst Binary sensor. """
 
     @property
-    def state(self):
-        if getattr(self.device, self.variable):
-            return STATE_ON
-        else:
-            return STATE_OFF
+    def is_on(self):
+        return bool(getattr(self.device, self.variable))
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/nest.py b/homeassistant/components/nest.py
index af71774b591..1b1d940595a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/nest.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/nest.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ def setup(hass, config):
     global NEST
 
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    print("nest config", config[DOMAIN])
     username = config[DOMAIN].get(CONF_USERNAME)
     password = config[DOMAIN].get(CONF_PASSWORD)
 
@@ -31,14 +30,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
                      CONF_USERNAME, CONF_PASSWORD)
         return
 
-    try:
-        import nest
-    except ImportError:
-        logger.exception(
-            "Error while importing dependency nest. "
-            "Did you maybe not install the python-nest dependency?")
-
-        return
+    import nest
 
     NEST = nest.Nest(username, password)
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/nest.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/nest.py
index 86cd38f2b39..f900d2eba93 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/nest.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/nest.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SENSOR_TEMP_TYPES = ['temperature',
 
 def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
     "Setup Nest Sensor from config file"
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     try:
         for structure in nest.NEST.structures:
@@ -39,14 +40,18 @@ def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
                     if variable in SENSOR_TYPES:
                         add_devices([NestSensor(structure, device, variable)])
                     elif variable in SENSOR_TEMP_TYPES:
-                        add_devices([NestTempSensor(structure, device, variable)])
+                        add_devices([NestTempSensor(structure,
+                                                    device,
+                                                    variable)])
                     else:
-                        logger.error('Nest sensor type: "%s" does not exist', variable)
+                        logger.error('Nest sensor type: "%s" does not exist',
+                                     variable)
     except socket.error:
         logger.error(
             "Connection error logging into the nest web service."
         )
 
+
 class NestSensor(Entity):
     """ Represents a Nest sensor. """
 
@@ -58,18 +63,22 @@ class NestSensor(Entity):
     @property
     def name(self):
         """ Returns the name of the nest, if any. """
+
         location = self.device.where
         name = self.device.name
         if location is None:
-            return name + ' ' + self.variable
+            return "{} {}".format(name, self.variable)
         else:
             if name == '':
-                return location.capitalize() + ' ' + self.variable
+                return "{} {}".format(location.capitalize(), self.variable)
             else:
-                return location.capitalize() + '(' + name + ')' + self.variable
+                return "{}({}){}".format(location.capitalize(),
+                                         name,
+                                         self.variable)
     @property
     def state(self):
         """ Returns the state of the sensor. """
+
         return getattr(self.device, self.variable)
 
     @property