diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index f1f7f26..8dc9c98 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 disable=all
-enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string,
+enable=abstract-method,
+        anomalous-backslash-in-string,
         assignment-from-no-return,
         assignment-from-none,
         bare-except,
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
index 0be74d4..ee3947d 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/util.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class ModelBase: # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
         raise KeyError(f"model instance has no attr with key: {key}")
 
 
-class UUID(sa.types.TypeDecorator):
+class UUID(sa.types.TypeDecorator): # pylint: disable=abstract-method
     """
     Platform-independent UUID type.