diff --git a/.hound.yml b/.hound.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9bd7cf34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.hound.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+rubocop:
+  config_file: .rubocop_basic.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index b076ce64b..02cf06874 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -1,35 +1,8 @@
-require: rubocop-rspec
-
-AllCops:
-  DisplayCopNames: true
-  DisplayStyleGuide: true
-  Include:
-    - '**/Rakefile'
-    - '**/config.ru'
-  Exclude:
-    - 'db/**/*'
-    - 'config/**/*'
-    - 'script/**/*'
-  TargetRubyVersion: 2.3
-  # RuboCop has a bunch of cops enabled by default. This setting tells RuboCop
-  # to ignore them, so only the ones explicitly set in this file are enabled.
-  DisabledByDefault: true
+inherit_from: .rubocop_basic.yml
 
 Metrics/LineLength:
   Max: 100
 
-Layout/IndentationConsistency:
-  EnforcedStyle: rails
-
-Layout/EndOfLine:
-  EnforcedStyle: lf
-
-Layout/TrailingBlankLines:
-  Enabled: true
-
-Layout/TrailingWhitespace:
-  Enabled: true
-
 Bundler/DuplicatedGem:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/.rubocop_basic.yml b/.rubocop_basic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c95a8a60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.rubocop_basic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+require: rubocop-rspec
+
+AllCops:
+  DisplayCopNames: true
+  DisplayStyleGuide: true
+  Include:
+    - '**/Rakefile'
+    - '**/config.ru'
+  Exclude:
+    - 'db/**/*'
+    - 'config/**/*'
+    - 'script/**/*'
+  TargetRubyVersion: 2.3
+  # RuboCop has a bunch of cops enabled by default. This setting tells RuboCop
+  # to ignore them, so only the ones explicitly set in this file are enabled.
+  DisabledByDefault: true
+
+Layout/IndentationConsistency:
+  EnforcedStyle: rails
+
+Layout/EndOfLine:
+  EnforcedStyle: lf
+
+Layout/TrailingBlankLines:
+  Enabled: true
+
+Layout/TrailingWhitespace:
+  Enabled: true