diff --git a/tools/repo_pull/gerrit.py b/tools/repo_pull/gerrit.py
index 1d63658ec..c2a3c9409 100755
--- a/tools/repo_pull/gerrit.py
+++ b/tools/repo_pull/gerrit.py
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ def main():
     if not args.gerrit:
         try:
             args.gerrit = find_gerrit_name()
+        # pylint: disable=bare-except
         except:
             print('gerrit instance not found, use [-g GERRIT]')
             sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/repo_pull/repo_patch.py b/tools/repo_pull/repo_patch.py
index c5367ca8c..f97d21104 100755
--- a/tools/repo_pull/repo_patch.py
+++ b/tools/repo_pull/repo_patch.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def main():
     if not args.gerrit:
         try:
             args.gerrit = find_gerrit_name()
+        # pylint: disable=bare-except
         except:
             print('gerrit instance not found, use [-g GERRIT]')
             sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/repo_pull/repo_pull.py b/tools/repo_pull/repo_pull.py
index 67916155a..157ede5f1 100755
--- a/tools/repo_pull/repo_pull.py
+++ b/tools/repo_pull/repo_pull.py
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ def main():
     if not args.gerrit:
         try:
             args.gerrit = find_gerrit_name()
+        # pylint: disable=bare-except
         except:
             print('gerrit instance not found, use [-g GERRIT]')
             sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/tools/repo_pull/repo_review.py b/tools/repo_pull/repo_review.py
index 34ac44a0d..74ad96f39 100755
--- a/tools/repo_pull/repo_review.py
+++ b/tools/repo_pull/repo_review.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def main():
     if not args.gerrit:
         try:
             args.gerrit = find_gerrit_name()
+        # pylint: disable=bare-except
         except:
             print('gerrit instance not found, use [-g GERRIT]')
             sys.exit(1)