diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 57759aaecb..119ab94a55 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ commands = oslo-config-generator --config-file=config-generator.conf
 # H803 no full stop at the end of the commit message
 ignore = H404,H405,H803
 show-source = true
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,tools,build
+exclude=.*,dist,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,tools,build
 max-complexity=20
 
 [hacking]