diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index f70b8f4277..7056ee29cc 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ ignore =
     # E501: line too long
     E501,
     # E721: do not compare types, use 'isinstance()'
-    E721
+    E721,
+    # E722: do not use bare except
+    E722,
+    # E741: ambiguous variable name
+    E741