diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 603b785..21fd7bd 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [flake8]
-exclude=build,tests,tmp,toot/tui/scroll.py
+exclude=build,tests,tmp,venv,toot/tui/scroll.py
 ignore=E128
 max-line-length=120
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6b7ddf9..c1aaa5f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ publish :
 test:
 	pytest -v
 	flake8
-	vermin --target=3.6 --no-tips --violations .
+	vermin --target=3.6 --no-tips --violations --exclude-regex venv/.* .
 
 coverage:
 	coverage erase