diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 0543817..9350e67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Check import statement sorting
       run: |
-        isort -c --df my_project_name/ my-project-name
+        isort -c --df my_project_name/ my-project-name tests
 
     - name: Python syntax errors, undefined names, etc.
       run: |
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: PEP8 formatting
       run: |
-        black --check --diff my_project_name/ my-project-name
+        black --check --diff my_project_name/ my-project-name tests
diff --git a/scripts-dev/lint.sh b/scripts-dev/lint.sh
index b5996aa..79ba3d6 100755
--- a/scripts-dev/lint.sh
+++ b/scripts-dev/lint.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if [ $# -ge 1 ]
 then
     files=$*
   else
-    files="my_project_name my-project-name"
+    files="my_project_name my-project-name tests"
 fi
 
 echo "Linting these locations: $files"