diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index aa8bb368..5b964172 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ exclude =
     .venv/*,
     reports/*,
     dist/*,
+    data/*,
diff --git a/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml b/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
index 6d873d30..1877c027 100644
--- a/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
+++ b/autogpts/autogpt/pyproject.toml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ line-length = 88
 target-version = ['py310']
 include = '\.pyi?$'
 packages = ["autogpt"]
-extend-exclude = '.+/(dist|.venv|venv|build)/.+'
+extend-exclude = '.+/(dist|.venv|venv|build|data)/.+'
 
 
 [tool.isort]