diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5bfc30f1..1d0f94d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ lint: flake8
 
 flake8:
 	@echo 'tox -e flake8' is preferred to 'make flake8'
-	$(PYTHON) -m flake8 $(CHECK_DIRS)
+	$(PYTHON) -m flake8 $(CHECK_DIRS) --exclude gettext38.py
 
 unit:
 	echo "Running unit tests..."
diff --git a/subiquitycore/i18n.py b/subiquitycore/i18n.py
index 26c4e0b7..83cc76a6 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/i18n.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/i18n.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def switch_language(code='en_US'):
             return message
     elif code:
         translation = gettext38.translation('subiquity', localedir=localedir,
-                                          languages=[code], fallback=True)
+                                            languages=[code], fallback=True)
 
         def my_gettext(message):
             if not message: