diff --git a/bookwyrm/activitypub/base_activity.py b/bookwyrm/activitypub/base_activity.py
index 890d4d24a..efc9d8da2 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/activitypub/base_activity.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/activitypub/base_activity.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from bookwyrm.tasks import app, MISC
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name
 TBookWyrmModel = TypeVar("TBookWyrmModel", bound=base_model.BookWyrmModel)