diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index e4782da..cc7ae2e 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ repos:
     -   id: double-quote-string-fixer
     -   id: fix-encoding-pragma
     -   id: no-commit-to-branch
+        exclude: 'data/tests/'
     -   id: name-tests-test
 -   repo: https://gitlab.com/pycqa/flake8
     rev: 3.9.2