diff --git a/ci_scripts/flake8_linter_check.ini b/ci_scripts/flake8_linter_check.ini
index b8daeaf70..008f0fa82 100644
--- a/ci_scripts/flake8_linter_check.ini
+++ b/ci_scripts/flake8_linter_check.ini
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 [flake8]
 ## Warn about linter issues.
 
-exclude = ../monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui,
-          ../monkey/common/cloud
+exclude = ../monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui
 show-source = True
 max-complexity = 10
-max-line-length = 127
+max-line-length = 100
+
+### ignore "whitespace before ':'" and "line break before binary operator" for compatibility with black
+extend-ignore = E203, W503
 
 ### --statistics Count the number of occurrences of each error/warning code and print a report.
 statistics = True
diff --git a/ci_scripts/flake8_syntax_check.ini b/ci_scripts/flake8_syntax_check.ini
index 969379326..55e470e00 100644
--- a/ci_scripts/flake8_syntax_check.ini
+++ b/ci_scripts/flake8_syntax_check.ini
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 ## Check syntax errors and fail the build if any are found.
 exclude =
-    ../monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui,
-    ../monkey/common/cloud
+    ../monkey/monkey_island/cc/ui
 select =
     E901,
     E999,