diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index c9689567c..da8ac641f 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 AllCops:
-  RunRailsCops: true
-
-  Exclude:
+    Rails:
+        Enabled: True
+    Exclude:
     - 'Guardfile'
     # stuff generated by AR and rails
     - 'config/deploy-example.rb'
+    - 'config/environments/development-example.rb'
+    - 'config/environments/staging-example.rb'
     - 'db/schema.rb'
     - 'db/schema-read-only.rb'
     - 'db/whois_schema.rb'