diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 4d4f602..f5a30d2 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 max-line-length=120
 per-file-ignores =
-    __init__.py:F401
\ No newline at end of file
+    __init__.py:F401
+    helmeos/table_param.py:E221,E222
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 1e35c00..84358aa 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = py3{8,9,10,11,12,13}
+envlist = flake8,py3{8,9,10,11,12,13}
 isolated_build = true
 
 [testenv]
@@ -29,3 +29,10 @@ commands =
     pytest --cov=helmeos --cov-report=xml tests/
 commands_post =
     rm -rf helmholtz
+
+[testenv:flake8]
+description = Run flake8 for code linting
+deps = flake8
+commands_pre =
+commands = flake8 helmeos tests
+commands_post =