diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 244ca7e5bd..a2a9043944 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 .circleci
 .pytest_cache
 venv
-
+venv*
diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 19058b087b..46530b87a9 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ max-line-length = 120
 extend-ignore = E203, W503
 
 # exclude these dirs
-exclude = .git,venv,playground
-
+exclude = .git,venv*,playground