diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index bb2fc335a..6a180df93 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ repos:
       - id: fix-encoding-pragma
       - id: requirements-txt-fixer
       - id: name-tests-test
+        # TODO: Remove once the django api uses pytest
+        exclude: ^(api.*)$
 
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-prettier
     rev: v2.3.0