diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 2fcb4d4c6f..45f34d6748 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ repos:
       - id: bandit
         name: bandit
         description: "Bandit is a tool for finding common security issues in Python code"
-        entry: bash -c 'bandit -q -lll -x '*_test.py,./contrib/' -r .'
+        entry: bash -c 'bandit -q -lll -x '*_test.py,./contrib/,./.venv/' -r .'
         language: system
         files: '.*\.py'
 
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ repos:
       - id: vulture
         name: vulture
         description: "Vulture finds unused code in Python programs."
-        entry: bash -c 'vulture --exclude "contrib" --min-confidence 100 .'
-        exclude: 'api/src/backend/'
+        entry: bash -c 'vulture --exclude "contrib,.venv,api/src/backend/api/tests/,api/src/backend/conftest.py,api/src/backend/tasks/tests/" --min-confidence 100 .'
         language: system
         files: '.*\.py'