diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 06883f526..340132d49 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [flake8]
 exclude = .*,__pycache__,resources.py
 # B001: bare except
+# B008: Do not perform calls in argument defaults. (fine with some Qt stuff)
 # B305: .next() (false-positives)
 # E128: continuation line under-indented for visual indent
 # E226: missing whitespace around arithmetic operator
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ exclude = .*,__pycache__,resources.py
 # D413: Missing blank line after last section (not in pep257?)
 # A003: Builtin name for class attribute (needed for attrs)
 ignore =
-    B001,B305,
+    B001,B008,B305,
     E128,E226,E265,E501,E402,E266,E722,E731,
     F401,
     N802,