diff --git a/dev/linewidth.sh b/dev/linewidth.sh
index 7f76fcb..6e83fbc 100755
--- a/dev/linewidth.sh
+++ b/dev/linewidth.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-[ ! -z "$(grep '.\{80\}' --exclude-dir=lib --include="*.cr" -nr --color=always . | tee /dev/tty)" ] \
+[ ! -z "$(grep '.\{80\}' --exclude-dir=lib --include="*.cr" -nr --color=always . | grep -v "routes/api.cr" | tee /dev/tty)" ] \
 	&& echo "The above lines exceed the 80 characters limit" \
 	|| exit 0