diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c923c3e..747a89a2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.pyc
 *.tmp
 *.swp
+venv/
diff --git a/lint b/lint
index aed9fa22..a606e9e7 100755
--- a/lint
+++ b/lint
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ fi
 
 flake8 \
     --ignore=E501 \
-    --exclude=api-daemon/migrations/versions,api-daemon/provisioner/examples
+    --exclude=venv,api-daemon/migrations/versions,api-daemon/provisioner/examples
 ret=$?
 if [[ $ret -eq 0 ]]; then
     echo "No linting issues found!"