diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 66f401aee..a3af94a01 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ exclude =
     .git,
     .tox,
     .venv,
+    venv,
     node_modules/*,
     tests/roots/*,
     build/*,
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2f7d63b3..606450729 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ TAGS
 .tox/
 .tx/
 .venv/
+venv/
 .coverage
 htmlcov
 .DS_Store