diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc44eec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[flake8]
+exclude =
+    migrations
+    __pycache__
+    manage.py
+    settings.py
+    .github
diff --git a/alyx/subjects/admin.py b/alyx/subjects/admin.py
index 4a058574..5c736786 100755
--- a/alyx/subjects/admin.py
+++ b/alyx/subjects/admin.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ def field_choices(self, field, request, model_admin):
 class ProjectAdmin(BaseAdmin):
     fields = ('name', 'description', 'users')
     list_display = ('name', 'subjects_count', 'sessions_count', 'users_l')
+    ordering = ('name',)
 
     def users_l(self, obj):
         return ', '.join(map(str, obj.users.all()))