diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 92fbe7498..2f1c5121f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ commands =
 
 [testenv:docs]
 setenv = PYTHONHASHSEED=0
-deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
+deps =
+  -c{env:UPPER_CONSTRAINTS_FILE:https://releases.openstack.org/constraints/upper/master}
+  -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -fr doc/build doc/source/api/ .autogenerated
   sphinx-build -W --keep-going -b html doc/source doc/build/html
diff --git a/watcher/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/watcher/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 73e82d745..ab1fc84fb 100644
--- a/watcher/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/watcher/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class Connection(api.BaseConnection):
             query = model_query(model, session=session)
             query = add_identity_filter(query, id_)
             try:
-                ref = query.with_lockmode('update').one()
+                ref = query.with_for_update().one()
             except exc.NoResultFound:
                 raise exception.ResourceNotFound(name=model.__name__, id=id_)
 
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ class Connection(api.BaseConnection):
             query = model_query(models.Action, session=session)
             query = add_identity_filter(query, action_id)
             try:
-                ref = query.with_lockmode('update').one()
+                ref = query.with_for_update().one()
             except exc.NoResultFound:
                 raise exception.ActionNotFound(action=action_id)
 
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ class Connection(api.BaseConnection):
             query = model_query(models.ActionPlan, session=session)
             query = add_identity_filter(query, action_plan_id)
             try:
-                ref = query.with_lockmode('update').one()
+                ref = query.with_for_update().one()
             except exc.NoResultFound:
                 raise exception.ActionPlanNotFound(action_plan=action_plan_id)