diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 13ff369..1682dd5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ commands = pytest -vrfEsxXpP testcases/consistency
 [testenv:flake8]
 deps = flake8
 changedir = {toxinidir}
-commands = flake8 .
+commands = flake8 --exclude=.* .
 
 [testenv:black]
 deps = black>=23.3.0