diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2004277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[pytest]
+flake8-ignore = E501
+addopts = --flake8 --cram
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 2618d2c..195e5f7 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [aliases]
 test=pytest
-[pytest]
-addopts = --flake8 --cram
+[flake8]
+ignore = E501