diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04baeed..4fdb401 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ JUNIT_FLAGS := --capture=sys -o junit_logging=all
 
 .PHONY: lint-black
 lint-black: ## check python source code formatting issues, with black
-	black --check --diff --exclude dev_scripts/envs --exclude $(LARGE_TEST_REPO_DIR) ./
+	black --check --diff ./
 
 .PHONY: lint-black-apply
 lint-black-apply: ## apply black's source code formatting suggestions
-	black --exclude dev_scripts/envs --exclude $(LARGE_TEST_REPO_DIR) ./
+	black ./
 
 .PHONY: lint-isort
 lint-isort: ## check imports are organized, with isort
-	isort --check-only --skip dev_scripts/envs --skip $(LARGE_TEST_REPO_DIR) ./
+	isort --check --diff ./
 
 .PHONY: lint-isort-apply
 lint-isort-apply: ## apply isort's imports organization suggestions
-	isort --skip dev_scripts/envs --skip $(LARGE_TEST_REPO_DIR) ./
+	isort ./
 
 MYPY_ARGS := --ignore-missing-imports \
 			 --disallow-incomplete-defs \
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 49cad2e..65d0032 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ strip-ansi = "*"
 
 [tool.isort]
 profile = "black"
+skip = [".gitignore"]
+# This is necessary due to https://github.com/PyCQA/isort/issues/1835
+follow_links = false
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry>=1.1.4"]