diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 0eb958cf..cdec23f1 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ test=pytest
 [coverage:run]
 source = .
 omit = *test*
+
+[flake8]
+max_line_length = 119
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index fee61c05..d2cd2a2c 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ deps =
     flake8
 skip_install = True
 extras = None
-commands = flake8 --max-line-length 119 bigchaindb tests
+commands = flake8 bigchaindb tests
 
 [testenv:docsroot]
 basepython = {[base]basepython}