diff --git a/lisainstrument/instrument.py b/lisainstrument/instrument.py
index b63aae170d14a724d1f11e5815b292a3c35be113..e922a850b0c1502abbb89179b5ac417d9fdeee8f 100755
--- a/lisainstrument/instrument.py
+++ b/lisainstrument/instrument.py
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ class Instrument:
         Args:
             fplan: `fplan` parameter, c.f. `__init__()`
         """
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-branches
         if fplan == 'static':
             logger.warning(
                 "Using default set of locking beatnote frequencies; this "