diff --git a/scripts/check-syntax.sh b/scripts/check-syntax.sh
index 019620c..3eec22f 100755
--- a/scripts/check-syntax.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-syntax.sh
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ echo "checking dotdrop with pylint"
 # R0912: too-many-branches
 # R0911: too-many-return-statements
 # R0904: too-many-public-methods
+# R0917: too-many-positional-arguments
 pylint \
   --disable=R0902 \
   --disable=R0913 \
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ pylint \
   --disable=R0912 \
   --disable=R0911 \
   --disable=R0904 \
+  --disable=R0917 \
   dotdrop/
 
 # check shell scripts
@@ -130,4 +132,4 @@ exceptions="save_uservariables_name\|@@\|diff_cmd\|original,\|modified,"
 find dotdrop/ -iname '*.py' -exec grep --with-filename -n -v "f'" {} \; | grep -v "{'" | grep -v "${exceptions}" | grep "'.*}" && echo "bad string format (1)" && exit 1
 find dotdrop/ -iname '*.py' -exec grep --with-filename -n -v 'f"' {} \; | grep -v "f'" | grep -v '{"' | grep -v "${exceptions}" | grep '".*}' && echo "bad string format (2)" && exit 1
 
-echo "syntax OK"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "syntax OK"