diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a4e0547c..0277e194 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 max-line-length = 119
 
 [flake8]
+exclude = bitmessagecurses,network,umsgpack,bitmessagecli
 max-line-length = 119
 ignore = E722,F841,W503
 # E722: pylint is preferred for bare-except