diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 24ac8fe24..df41bdd4e 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 # E501: Line too long
 # F841: unused variable
 # F401: Unused import
-ignore=E265,E501,F841,F401
+# E402: module level import not at top of file
+ignore=E265,E501,F841,F401,E402
 max_complexity = 12