diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/_measurements.py b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/_measurements.py
index b2e73e9af..51a3f0fff 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/_measurements.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/_measurements.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
         mpi_error = ex_mpi
         MPI_SUPPORT = False
 
-except ImportError as ex:
-    warn(str(ex), UserWarning)
+except ImportError as e:
+    warn(str(e), UserWarning)
 
 from typing import Any, List
 
diff --git a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/lightning_gpu.py b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/lightning_gpu.py
index d17af4c46..a0d5aa01a 100644
--- a/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/lightning_gpu.py
+++ b/pennylane_lightning/lightning_gpu/lightning_gpu.py
@@ -436,6 +436,7 @@ def preprocess(self, execution_config: ExecutionConfig = DefaultExecutionConfig)
             _add_adjoint_transforms(program)
         return program, exec_config
 
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def execute(
         self,
         circuits: QuantumTape_or_Batch,