diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index add60ce892..085c55ebf7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ translate:
 	cd InvenTree && python3 manage.py makemessages
 	cd InvenTree && python3 manage.py compilemessages
 
-# Run PEP style checks against source code
-style:
-	flake8 InvenTree
 
 # Install packages required to generate code docs
 docreqs:
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index c8738e346e..0e369a9254 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ def update(c):
     """
     pass
 
+@task
+def style(c):
+    """
+    Run PEP style checks against InvenTree sourcecode
+    """
+
+    print("Running PEP style checks...")
+    c.run('flake8 InvenTree')
+
 @task
 def test(c):
     """