diff --git a/.github/workflows/theHarvester.yml b/.github/workflows/theHarvester.yml
index fb337486..aac0734f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/theHarvester.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/theHarvester.yml
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint with flake8
         run: |
           # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-          flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
+          flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics --config .flake8
           # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-          flake8 . --count --exit-zero  --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+          flake8 . --count --exit-zero  --max-line-length=127 --statistics --config .flake8
 
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |