diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 015ed68..d82721d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,11 @@ install:
     - pip install flake8  # pytest  # add another testing frameworks later
 before_script:
     # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
-    - flake8 . --count --exclude=/deps/qualysapi --select=E901,E999,F821,F822,F823 --show-source --statistics
+    - flake8 . --count --exclude=deps/qualysapi --select=E901,E999,F821,F822,F823 --show-source --statistics
     # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings.  The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
-    - flake8 . --count --exit-zero --exclude=/deps/qualysapi --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
+    - flake8 . --count --exit-zero --exclude=deps/qualysapi --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
 script:
     - true  # pytest --capture=sys  # add other tests here
 notifications:
     on_success: change
     on_failure: change  # `always` will be the setting once code changes slow down
-git:
-  submodules: false