diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index a91ac5efce..fbd6db8b8f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ commands =
     flake8 .
 
 [flake8]
-exclude = .tox,*.egg,build,temp
+exclude = .tox,*.egg,build,temp,examples/templates
 select = E,W,F
 doctests = True
 verbose = 2