diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py b/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
index 77177e6f1..c793d3bff 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/admin/user_admin.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class UserAdmin(View):
 class ActivateUserAdmin(View):
     """activate a user manually"""
 
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     def post(self, request, user):
         """activate user"""
         user = get_object_or_404(models.User, id=user)