diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
index 51059eda1..e2bc1f401 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/setup.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [flake8]
 #ignore = E265
 max-line-length = 120
-exclude = .tox,.git,*/migrations/*,*/static/CACHE/*,docs
+exclude = .tox,.git,*/migrations/*,*/static/CACHE/*,docs,node_modules