diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 46f1bcc6..c7d4cc6c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ matrix:
 
 install:
   - pip install .
-  - pip install codecov tox
+  - pip install codecov
   - pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION != 'pypy'* ]]; then travis_retry pip install dbus-python; fi
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
index 5eb79cb2..a9740d24 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyDBus.py
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class NotifyDBus(NotifyBase):
 
             self.logger.info('Sent DBus notification.')
 
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
             self.logger.warning('Failed to send DBus notification.')
             self.logger.exception('DBus Exception')
             return False
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
index bfb9ed92..c1f1cd5b 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyGnome.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class NotifyGnome(NotifyBase):
             notification.show()
             self.logger.info('Sent Gnome notification.')
 
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
             self.logger.warning('Failed to send Gnome notification.')
             self.logger.exception('Gnome Exception')
             return False
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
index df76a3b7..f39a5285 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyWindows.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class NotifyWindows(NotifyBase):
 
             self.logger.info('Sent Windows notification.')
 
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
             self.logger.warning('Failed to send Windows notification.')
             self.logger.exception('Windows Exception')
             return False
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f1e329a3..5ae99e9a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ exclude = .eggs,.tox,gntp,tweepy,pushjet
 ignore = E722,W503,W504
 statistics = true
 
+[flake8]
+# We exclude packages we don't maintain
+exclude = .eggs,.tox,gntp,tweepy,pushjet
+ignore = E722,W503,W504
+statistics = true
+
 [aliases]
 test=pytest
 
diff --git a/test/test_email_plugin.py b/test/test_email_plugin.py
index fa0a9266..a067b65c 100644
--- a/test/test_email_plugin.py
+++ b/test/test_email_plugin.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def test_email_plugin(mock_smtp, mock_smtpssl):
                             # Don't mess with these entries
                             raise
 
-                        except Exception as e:
+                        except Exception:
                             # We can't handle this exception type
                             raise
 
diff --git a/test/test_growl_plugin.py b/test/test_growl_plugin.py
index 295ec5fb..e92742f2 100644
--- a/test/test_growl_plugin.py
+++ b/test/test_growl_plugin.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from apprise import Apprise
 from apprise.utils import compat_is_basestring
 
 import mock
-import re
 
 
 TEST_URLS = (
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ def test_growl_plugin(mock_gntp):
                     # This is the response we expect
                     assert True
 
-                except Exception as e:
+                except Exception:
                     # We can't handle this exception type
                     assert False
 
diff --git a/test/test_pushjet_plugin.py b/test/test_pushjet_plugin.py
index f2d19028..29642223 100644
--- a/test/test_pushjet_plugin.py
+++ b/test/test_pushjet_plugin.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def test_plugin(mock_refresh, mock_send):
                             # Don't mess with these entries
                             raise
 
-                        except Exception as e:
+                        except Exception:
                             # We can't handle this exception type
                             raise
 
diff --git a/test/test_rest_plugins.py b/test/test_rest_plugins.py
index 728b87cd..ded27f11 100644
--- a/test/test_rest_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_rest_plugins.py
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ def test_rest_plugins(mock_post, mock_get):
                             # Don't mess with these entries
                             raise
 
-                        except Exception as e:
+                        except Exception:
                             # We can't handle this exception type
                             raise
 
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ def test_rest_plugins(mock_post, mock_get):
                             # Don't mess with these entries
                             raise
 
-                        except Exception as e:
+                        except Exception:
                             # We can't handle this exception type
                             raise
 
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 3ca38ef7..3a5af053 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,36 +10,45 @@ setenv =
 deps=
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = python -m pytest {posargs}
-
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:py27]
 deps=
     dbus-python
     -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
     -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:py34]
 deps=
    dbus-python
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:py35]
 deps=
    dbus-python
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:py36]
 deps=
    dbus-python
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:py37]
 deps=
@@ -47,21 +56,24 @@ deps=
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
 commands =
-    flake8 . --count --select=E901,E999,F821,F822,F823 --show-source --statistics 
     coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:pypy]
 deps=
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:pypy3]
 deps=
    -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
    -r{toxinidir}/dev-requirements.txt
-commands = coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
-
+commands =
+    coverage run --parallel -m pytest {posargs}
+    flake8 . --count --show-source --statistics
 
 [testenv:coverage-report]
 deps = coverage