diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 0ad0ddb5e..bb1cf385b 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ commands = python setup.py build_sphinx
 
 [flake8]
 show-source = True
-exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*lib/python*,*egg,build
+exclude=.venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*lib/python*,*egg,build