diff --git a/tools/run-bashate.sh b/tools/run-bashate.sh
index 66b72b5e5a..15dd062841 100755
--- a/tools/run-bashate.sh
+++ b/tools/run-bashate.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# E011 is intentionally ignored because it does not make sense; it is
+# perfectly reasonable to put 'then' on a separate line when natural
+# line breaks occur in long conditionals.
+
 ROOT=$(readlink -fn $(dirname $0)/.. )
 find $ROOT -not -wholename \*.tox/\* -and -not -wholename \*.test/\* \
-    -and -name \*.sh -print0 | xargs -0 bashate -v --ignore E006
+    -and -name \*.sh -print0 | xargs -0 bashate -v --ignore E006,E011