diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 84b4b441..3a87b269 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [flake8]
 exclude = docs
 max-line-length = 119
+extend-ignore = E203
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
index 82906421..2412f174 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/setup.cfg
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 [flake8]
 max-line-length = 119
 exclude = .tox,.git,*/migrations/*,*/static/CACHE/*,docs,node_modules,venv,.venv
+extend-ignore = E203
 
 [pycodestyle]
 max-line-length = 119