diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
index 0e0b99276..2d7e95eb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-format.yml
@@ -27,5 +27,4 @@ jobs:
         pip install -e .[test]
     - name: Run code format checks
       run: |
-        black --check .
-        flake8 --enable-extensions=BCS src
+        tox -e linters_check
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 03f3d1acf..94f28ec7d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ testpaths = test/unit_tests
 line_length = 100
 multi_line_output = 3
 include_trailing_comma = true
+profile = black
   
 [flake8]
 ignore =
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b49c673c0..dc3faea5f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ skip_install = true
 deps =
     black
 commands =
-    black --check . {posargs}
+    black --check ./ {posargs}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 basepython = python3