diff --git a/tox-tmpl.ini b/tox-tmpl.ini
index 19862dee..bedd1a5f 100644
--- a/tox-tmpl.ini
+++ b/tox-tmpl.ini
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ commands = flake8 {posargs}
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        pylint==0.26.0
-commands = pylint
+commands = pylint --rcfile=pylintrc taskflow
 
 [testenv:cover]
 basepython = python2.7
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0c21aca7..506c20f7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ commands = flake8 {posargs}
 setenv = VIRTUAL_ENV={envdir}
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     pylint==0.26.0
-commands = pylint
+commands = pylint --rcfile=pylintrc taskflow
 
 [testenv:cover]
 basepython = python2.7