diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ad5ce5bea7..69dfab4f44 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir ${CIRCLE_WORKING_DIRECTORY}/tests/server/lint
           . ${CIRCLE_WORKING_DIRECTORY}/env/bin/activate
           black --check manage.py server tests migrations
-          flake8 manage.py server tests migrations
+          flake8 --ignore=E203 manage.py server tests migrations
     - run:
         name: Run frontend tests
         command: |