diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5b0b7c8..e890eba 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ deps =
 commands = {posargs}
 
 [testenv:pep8]
-commands = doc8 doc
+commands = doc8 --ignore-path .tox --ignore-path *.egg-info --ignore-path doc/build --ignore-path .eggs/*/EGG-INFO/*.txt doc
 
 [testenv:docs]
 commands = sphinx-build -b html -W doc/source doc/build/html