diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yaml
index dbe378c63..8c48a3015 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           --exclude-dir='docs'
           --exclude-dir='flower-client'
           --exclude='tests.py'
+          --exclude='controller_cmd.py'
           --exclude='README.rst'
           '^[ \t]+(import|from) ' -I .