diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pep8.yml b/.github/workflows/check-pep8.yml
index e374c5e0..2dc3731b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pep8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pep8.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
         id: autopep8
         uses: peter-evans/autopep8@v1
         with:
-          args: --recursive --diff --aggressive --aggressive --exit-code --ignore E402 --exclude="./spack/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-pyprecice/package.py" .
+          args: --recursive --diff --aggressive --aggressive --exit-code --ignore E402 --exclude="./spack/var" .
       - name: Fail if autopep8 made changes
         if: ${{ steps.autopep8.outputs.exit-code }} == 2
         run: exit 1