diff --git a/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/apps.py b/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/apps.py
index 36ea4ec..afb6d97 100644
--- a/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/apps.py
+++ b/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/apps.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from django.apps import AppConfig
 
+
 class ConfigWatcherApp(AppConfig):
     """
     Django application to report configuration changes to operators.
diff --git a/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/signals/receivers.py b/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/signals/receivers.py
index 70f8570..fb18963 100644
--- a/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/signals/receivers.py
+++ b/edx_arch_experiments/config_watcher/signals/receivers.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def _send_to_slack(message):
         if status != 200:
             log.error(f"Slack rejected the config watcher message. {status=}, body={resp.read().decode('utf-8')}")
 
+
 def _report_config_change(message):
     log.info(message)
     _send_to_slack(message)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def _register_waffle_observation(*, model, short_name, fields):
     def report_waffle_change(*args, instance, created, **kwargs):
         try:
             _report_waffle_change(short_name, instance, created, fields)
-        except:
+        except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
             # Log and suppress error so Waffle change can proceed
             log.exception(f"Failed to report change to waffle {short_name}")
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def report_waffle_change(*args, instance, created, **kwargs):
     def report_waffle_delete(*args, instance, **kwargs):
         try:
             _report_waffle_delete(short_name, instance)
-        except:
+        except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
             log.exception(f"Failed to report deletion of waffle {short_name}")