diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 642d985..bea7a43 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string,
         inconsistent-return-statements,
         invalid-name,
         line-too-long,
+        missing-function-docstring,
         no-else-return,
         redefined-argument-from-local,
         too-few-public-methods,
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
index 017a549..7bfa006 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/db/model/batch.py
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ class BatchMixin:
         )
 
     @declared_attr
-    def batch_type(cls):
+    def batch_type(cls): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         return cls.__tablename__
 
     uuid = uuid_column()
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@ class BatchMixin:
     created_by_uuid = sa.Column(UUID(), nullable=False)
 
     @declared_attr
-    def created_by(cls):
+    def created_by(cls): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         return orm.relationship(
             User,
             primaryjoin=lambda: User.uuid == cls.created_by_uuid,
@@ -239,7 +241,8 @@ class BatchMixin:
     executed_by_uuid = sa.Column(UUID(), nullable=True)
 
     @declared_attr
-    def executed_by(cls):
+    def executed_by(cls): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         return orm.relationship(
             User,
             primaryjoin=lambda: User.uuid == cls.executed_by_uuid,
@@ -395,7 +398,8 @@ class BatchRowMixin: # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
     batch_uuid = sa.Column(UUID(), nullable=False)
 
     @declared_attr
-    def batch(cls):
+    def batch(cls): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         batch_class = cls.__batch_class__
         row_class = cls
         batch_class.__row_class__ = row_class
diff --git a/src/wuttjamaican/install.py b/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
index 0806b76..61be2d3 100644
--- a/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
+++ b/src/wuttjamaican/install.py
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
 
         return dbinfo
 
-    def make_db_url(self, dbtype, dbhost, dbport, dbname, dbuser, dbpass):
+    def make_db_url(self, dbtype, dbhost, dbport, dbname, dbuser, dbpass): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         from sqlalchemy.engine import URL
 
         if dbtype == 'mysql':
@@ -244,7 +245,8 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
                           port=dbport,
                           database=dbname)
 
-    def test_db_connection(self, url):
+    def test_db_connection(self, url): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         import sqlalchemy as sa
 
         engine = sa.create_engine(url)
@@ -470,7 +472,8 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
     # console utility functions
     ##############################
 
-    def require_prompt_toolkit(self, answer=None):
+    def require_prompt_toolkit(self, answer=None): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         try:
             import prompt_toolkit # pylint: disable=unused-import
         except ImportError:
@@ -492,7 +495,8 @@ class InstallHandler(GenericHandler):
         """
         rich.print(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def get_prompt_style(self):
+    def get_prompt_style(self): # pylint: disable=empty-docstring
+        """ """
         from prompt_toolkit.styles import Style
 
         # message formatting styles