diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 845122a1..5a3d3cd9 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
 exclude= code/planning/src/behavior_agent/behavior_tree.py,
          code/planning/src/behavior_agent/behaviours/__init__.py,
-         code/planning/src/behavior_agent/behaviours
\ No newline at end of file
+         code/planning/src/behavior_agent/behaviours,
+         code/planning/__init__.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/planning/__init__.py b/code/planning/__init__.py
index 191d7b66..6579338c 100755
--- a/code/planning/__init__.py
+++ b/code/planning/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-import behavior_agent
\ No newline at end of file
+import behavior_agent