diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c32a1cd2a..f101cea01 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ disable =
     signature-differs,
     similarities,
     cyclic-import,
+    protected-access,
     unsubscriptable-object # remove when pylint is upgraded to 2.6
 
 load-plugins=pylint_django,pylint.extensions.bad_builtin
diff --git a/e2e/utils.py b/e2e/utils.py
index 609a67c82..289d9242a 100644
--- a/e2e/utils.py
+++ b/e2e/utils.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def retry(max_retires=3, exceptions=None):
                     raise exc
                 logger.debug("Retrying on error", exc=exc, test=self)
                 self.tearDown()
-                self._post_teardown()
+                self._post_teardown()  # noqa
                 self.setUp()
                 return wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs)