diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tox.ini b/tangostationcontrol/tox.ini
index 59aadfeb28496f2af27efd5e719b8a65863bcf5b..0dd2a01453d6e5d8a10cbf155df9408eae3a78d5 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tox.ini
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tox.ini
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ commands =
 [flake8]
 filename = *.py,.stestr.conf,.txt
 select = W292,B601,B602,T100,M001,F401,B001,B002,B003,B004,B005,B006,B007,B008,B009,B010,B011,B012,B013,B014.B015,B016,B017,B018
-exclude=.tox,.egg-info,{toxinidir}/tangostationcontrol/toolkit/libhdbpp-python
+exclude=.tox,.egg-info,libhdbpp-python