diff --git a/.flake8.ini b/.flake8.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fe126b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[flake8]
+exclude = .git,.tox,__pycache__
+max-line-length = 100
diff --git a/.hound.yml b/.hound.yml
index c01dd98e1..0b5196624 100644
--- a/.hound.yml
+++ b/.hound.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 python:
   enabled: true
-  config_file: tox.ini
+  config_file: .flake8.ini