diff --git a/api/Makefile b/api/Makefile
index 692bfe5ad..2d1b73c4b 100644
--- a/api/Makefile
+++ b/api/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include ../tools/python.mk
 PIP_INSTALL := --editable .[dev]
 PYLINT_ARG := libretime_api
 MYPY_ARG := libretime_api
-BANDIT_ARG := libretime_api || true
+BANDIT_ARG := --exclude '*/tests/*' libretime_api || true
 
 format: .format
 lint: .format-check .pylint .mypy .bandit