diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf36b44f..b40349d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ lint: pylint flake8
 
 .PHONY: pylint
 pylint:
-	@$(PYTHON3) -m pylint --recursive=y --persistent=n --exit-zero --verbose hypernetx
+	@$(PYTHON3) -m pylint --recursive=y --persistent=n --verbose hypernetx
 
 # Todo: fix flake8 errors and remove --exit-zero
 .PHONY: flake8
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d753703a..f62d61b3 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ basepython = python3.11
 commands_pre =
     poetry install --with lint
 commands =
-    poetry run pylint --recursive=y --persistent=n hypernetx
+    poetry run pylint --recursive=y  --persistent=n hypernetx
     poetry run flake8 hypernetx --exit-zero
 	poetry run pre-commit install
     poetry run pre-commit run --all-files