diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index f521bcc41..9cf00d408 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # E501: Line too long
 # F821: undefined name
 # F841: unused variable
-ignore=E241,E265,F401,E501,F821,F841
+# E222: Multiple spaces after operator
+ignore=E241,E265,F401,E501,F821,F841,E222
 max_complexity = 12
 exclude = ez_setup.py