diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 4bf127114..1f81c9edc 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 ## Warn about linter issues.
 
-exclude = ../monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui
+exclude = monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui
 show-source = True
 max-complexity = 10
 max-line-length = 100