diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index dc744d1..14ed061 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ disable=
     C0412,
     E1101,
     R0401,
-    R0801,
+    R0801, # needs to remain disabled see https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/214
     W0511,