diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 52d5cff8..1a8f5fed 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -39,5 +39,4 @@ commands = bash tools/lintstack.sh
 [flake8]
 show-source = true
 builtins = _
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,*egg,tools
-
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,tools