diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 4c792ef88..2a8129f43 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 ignore = E203, E266, E501, W503, F403, F401
 max-line-length = 88
-max-complexity = 20
+max-complexity = 18
 select = B,C,E,F,W,T4,B9