diff --git a/src/imcflibs/imagej/prefs.py b/src/imcflibs/imagej/prefs.py
index d99412a18188b079593b98fa9ce54dfbb8d43697..54e51f45e28466f68822325b625039b83f0d49dc 100644
--- a/src/imcflibs/imagej/prefs.py
+++ b/src/imcflibs/imagej/prefs.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Functions to work with ImageJ preferences."""
 
-from ij import Prefs
+from ij import Prefs  # pylint: disable-msg=E0401
 
 def debug_mode():
     """Wrapper to check if 'imcf.debugging' is enabled.