diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 782030d..57b6b0d 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 disable=all
 enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string,
         assignment-from-no-return,
+        assignment-from-none,
         bare-except,
         broad-exception-caught,
         dangerous-default-value,
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/batch.py b/src/wuttjamaican/batch.py
index d263360..d87d70e 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/batch.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/batch.py
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ class BatchHandler(GenericHandler):
         if batch.executed:
             raise ValueError(f"batch has already been executed: {batch}")
 
-        reason = self.why_not_execute(batch, user=user, **kwargs)
+        reason = self.why_not_execute(batch, user=user, **kwargs) # pylint: disable=assignment-from-none
         if reason:
             raise RuntimeError(f"batch execution not allowed: {reason}")
 
-        result = self.execute(batch, user=user, progress=progress, **kwargs)
+        result = self.execute(batch, user=user, progress=progress, **kwargs) # pylint: disable=assignment-from-none
         batch.executed = datetime.datetime.now()
         batch.executed_by = user
         return result