diff --git a/ci/code_checks.sh b/ci/code_checks.sh
index 4498585e36ce5..ec8545ad1ee4a 100755
--- a/ci/code_checks.sh
+++ b/ci/code_checks.sh
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ fi
 ### DOCSTRINGS ###
 if [[ -z "$CHECK" || "$CHECK" == "docstrings" ]]; then
 
-    MSG='Validate docstrings (GL01, GL02, GL03, GL04, GL05, GL06, GL07, GL09, GL10, SS01, SS02, SS03, SS04, SS05, PR03, PR04, PR05, PR06, PR08, PR09, PR10, EX04, RT01, RT04, RT05, SA02, SA03)' ; echo $MSG
-    $BASE_DIR/scripts/validate_docstrings.py --format=actions --errors=GL01,GL02,GL03,GL04,GL05,GL06,GL07,GL09,GL10,SS02,SS03,SS04,SS05,PR03,PR04,PR05,PR06,PR08,PR09,PR10,EX04,RT01,RT04,RT05,SA02,SA03
+    MSG='Validate docstrings (EX04, GL01, GL02, GL03, GL04, GL05, GL06, GL07, GL09, GL10, PR03, PR04, PR05, PR06, PR08, PR09, PR10, RT01, RT04, RT05, SA02, SA03, SS01, SS02, SS03, SS04, SS05)' ; echo $MSG
+    $BASE_DIR/scripts/validate_docstrings.py --format=actions --errors=EX04,GL01,GL02,GL03,GL04,GL05,GL06,GL07,GL09,GL10,PR03,PR04,PR05,PR06,PR08,PR09,PR10,RT01,RT04,RT05,SA02,SA03,SS01,SS02,SS03,SS04,SS05
     RET=$(($RET + $?)) ; echo $MSG "DONE"
 
 fi