diff --git a/src/setup.cfg b/src/setup.cfg
index c0f80d964..4b0a216f5 100644
--- a/src/setup.cfg
+++ b/src/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [pycodestyle]
-exclude = migrations, paperless/settings.py, .tox
-ignore = E501
+exclude = migrations, paperless/settings.py, .tox, */tests/*
 
 [tool:pytest]
 DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=paperless.settings