diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py b/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
index bdb974a2..a4df0594 100755
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/util/config_edit.py
@@ -228,10 +228,15 @@ class InstConfigData:
             cascade_list = []
             if self.file_parser.has_option(sect, 'cascade'):
                 enabled = self.file_parser.get(sect, 'enabled')
-                for cascade_str in self.file_parser.get(sect,
-                                                        'cascade').split(','):
+                # pylint: disable = E1103
+                optimp_list = self.file_parser.get(sect, 'cascade').split(',')
+                # pylint: enable = E1103
+                for cascade_str in optimp_list:
                     cascade_list.append(tuple(cascade_str.split(':')))
-                if enabled.lower() in ['true', 'always']:
+                # pylint: disable = E1103
+                lower_enabled = enabled.lower()
+                # pylint: enable = E1103
+                if lower_enabled in ['true', 'always']:
                     stateval = True
                 else:
                     stateval = False
@@ -247,7 +252,9 @@ class InstConfigData:
             if self.file_parser.has_option(sect, 'implementation'):
                 selected_imp = self.file_parser.get(sect, 'implementation')
                 imptype = self.file_parser.get(sect, 'optype')
+                # pylint: disable = E1103
                 enabled = self.file_parser.get(sect, 'enabled').lower()
+                # pylint: enable = E1103
                 if enabled == 'always':
                     stateval = True
                     permanent = True