diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 1b418818f..1de79e526 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ extend-ignore =
 # https://wemake-python-stylegui.de/en/latest/pages/usage/formatter.html
 #format = wemake
 
-inline-quotes = "
-
 # Let's not overcomplicate the code:
 #max-complexity = 10
 
@@ -328,3 +326,12 @@ rst-roles =
 
 # wemake-python-styleguide
 show-source = true
+
+# flake8-quotes
+# (pulled in by wemake style guide)
+# https://github.com/zheller/flake8-quotes
+# keep at bottom of configuration because some IDEs
+# may see the single double quote in the inline-quotes
+# entry as an unterminated string and not properly
+# highlight the remainder of the file
+inline-quotes = "