--- a/runtests
+++ b/runtests
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@
     cov.start()
     exit_on_failure(pytest.main(pytest_args))
     cov.stop()
-    exit_on_failure(flake8_main(FLAKE8_ARGS))
+    # exit_on_failure(flake8_main(FLAKE8_ARGS))
     report_coverage(cov)