diff --git a/src/imcflibs/imagej/shading.py b/src/imcflibs/imagej/shading.py
index 8417631f059a81b49ccebecb180c4a1f38646ba5..2bc84339a97c31d558089be86daba97ac698c240 100644
--- a/src/imcflibs/imagej/shading.py
+++ b/src/imcflibs/imagej/shading.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 
 import ij  # pylint: disable-msg=import-error
 
-from ..imagej import bioformats
+from ..imagej import bioformats  # pylint: disable-msg=no-name-in-module
 from ..imagej import projections
 from ..pathtools import listdir_matching, gen_name_from_orig
 from ..log import LOG as log