diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 2f9c212c..b6cdd526 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ commands = nosetests -v --with-doctest {posargs}
 deps =
   flake8
   pep8-naming
-commands = flake8 --ignore=W503,W504,W605,N802,F821 influxdb
+commands = flake8 --ignore=W503,W504,W605,N802,N816,F821 influxdb
 
 [testenv:pep257]
 deps = pydocstyle