diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index bc1082b2e..2356f58eb 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ ignore =
     # D103: Missing docstring in public function
     D103,
     # D104: Missing docstring in public package
-    D104
+    D104,
     # D107: Missing docstring in __init__
     D107,
     # W503: line break before binary operator => Conflicts with black style.
     W503,
     # N818: exception name should be named with an Error suffix
     N818,
+    # B028: Consider replacing f"'{foo}'" with f"{foo!r}".
+    # Currently being disabled by flake8-bugbear. See https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8-bugbear/pull/333
+    B028
 exclude =
     .tox,
     .git,
@@ -34,4 +37,4 @@ max-complexity = 10
 max-line-length = 120
 import-order-style = google
 application-import-names = flake8
-format = ${cyan}%(path)s${reset}:${yellow_bold}%(row)d${reset}:${green_bold}%(col)d${reset}: ${red_bold}%(code)s${reset} %(text)s
+format = %(cyan)s%(path)s%(reset)s:%(bold)s%(yellow)s%(row)d%(reset)s:%(bold)s%(green)s%(col)d%(reset)s: %(bold)s%(red)s%(code)s%(reset)s %(text)s