diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8cc591476e..b9047d0085 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ style:
 	flake8
 
 test:
+	python InvenTree/manage.py check
 	python InvenTree/manage.py test --noinput
 
 migrate:
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ migrate:
 install:
 	# TODO: replace this with a proper setup.py
 	pip install -U -r requirements/base.txt
-	
+
 setup: install migrate
 
 setup_ci:
diff --git a/requirements/base.txt b/requirements/base.txt
index 1a4283d80d..75c16c9e9e 100644
--- a/requirements/base.txt
+++ b/requirements/base.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 Django==1.11
 djangorestframework==3.6.2
+flake8==3.3.0