diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index dd7f4d36..5ca5ba02 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ extend-ignore =
     E402,
     # E731: do not assign a lambda expression, use a def
     E731,
+exclude =
+    venv,
+    .tox,