diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b114680..865eb84 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ envlist=flake8,yamllint,ansible-lint
 labels = lint
 description = run linting checks
 deps = flake8
-commands = flake8 .
+commands = flake8 --max-line-length=160 --exclude=.ansible,.git,.tox,.venv,venv,build,dist,changelogs,tests/output .
 
 [testenv:yamllint]
 labels = lint