diff --git a/util/decode_priv_key.py b/util/decode_priv_key.py
index 8437f24..c756ba2 100644
--- a/util/decode_priv_key.py
+++ b/util/decode_priv_key.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 try:
     with open("rsa_private.pem", "rb") as file:
         private_key = file.read()
-except:
+except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
     print("No file named rsa_private.pem found in directory.")
 pk = rsa.PrivateKey.load_pkcs1(private_key)