diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index c7cd1da1d..ecbc954ee 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 ## Warn about linter issues.
 
-exclude = monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui,whitelist.py
+exclude = monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui,vulture_whitelist.py
 show-source = True
 max-complexity = 10
 max-line-length = 100
diff --git a/whitelist.py b/vulture_whitelist.py
similarity index 100%
rename from whitelist.py
rename to vulture_whitelist.py