diff --git a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-python.el b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-python.el
index 6b695f5..f716ddd 100644
--- a/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-python.el
+++ b/emacs/.emacs.d/config/init-python.el
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     :predicate flycheck-buffer-saved-p
     :working-directory (lambda (checker)
                          (or (projectile-compilation-dir)
-                             default-directory))))
+                             default-directory)))
+  (add-to-list 'flycheck-disabled-checkers 'python-flake8))
 
 ;; pyvenv to track virtual environments
 (use-package pyvenv