diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 5973dd02..dda45e6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+    - name: Lint with flake8
+      run: flake8 scripts/ tests/
+
     - name: Run unittest tests with coverage
       run: |
         coverage run --source=scripts -m unittest discover tests
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index b196c3d7..b864c1d3 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ pinecone-client==2.2.1
 redis
 orjson
 Pillow
-coverage
\ No newline at end of file
+coverage
+flake8
\ No newline at end of file