diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3465b73f..e1d894fe 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ basepython=python
 deps=
     flake8
 commands=
-    flake8 --exclude=".*" socketio tests
+    flake8 --exclude=".*" --ignore=E402 socketio tests
 
 [testenv:py27]
 basepython=python2.7