diff --git a/.github/workflows/norms.yaml b/.github/workflows/norms.yaml
index f460e19fb..7d180f88f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/norms.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/norms.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run pycodestyle
       run: |
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/GDASApp
-        pycodestyle -v --config ./.pycodestyle .
+        pycodestyle -v --config ./.pycodestyle ./ush ./scripts ./test 
 
     - name: Run C++ linter on utils 
       run: |
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 078b7bd36..51e14f207 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ install(FILES ${test_reference}
 
 # test for python coding norms
 add_test(NAME test_gdasapp_check_python_norms
-         COMMAND pycodestyle -v --config ./.pycodestyle ./ush ./scripts ./test ./utils
+         COMMAND pycodestyle -v --config ./.pycodestyle ./ush ./scripts ./test
          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
 # test for ush/check_yaml_keys.py