diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 8938b273..afe94e05 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ extend-ignore =
     E203,
     E501,
     # Ignore "f-string is missing placeholders"
-    F541
+    F541,
+    # allow bare except
+    E722
 exclude =
     .git,
     __pycache__,