diff --git a/py/plugins/semgrep.py b/py/plugins/semgrep.py
index eef0287..2ccddcc 100644
--- a/py/plugins/semgrep.py
+++ b/py/plugins/semgrep.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 """
 import os
 
-from csmock.common.util import sanitize_opts_arg
+from csmock.common.util import sanitize_opts_arg  # pylint: disable=import-error
 
 
 # disable metrics to be sent to semgrep cloud
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def handle_args(self, parser, args, props):  # pylint: disable=too-many-statemen
             parser.error("'--semgrep-rules-repo' is required to run semgrep scan")
 
         # sanitize options passed to --semgrep-scan-opts to avoid shell injection
-        self.semgrep_scan_opts = sanitize_opts_arg(parser, args, "--semgrep-scan-opts")
+        self.semgrep_scan_opts = sanitize_opts_arg(parser, args, "--semgrep-scan-opts")  # pylint: disable=attribute-defined-outside-init
 
         # install semgrep cli and download semgrep rules
         def prepare_semgrep_runtime_hook(results, props):