diff --git a/pylint.rc b/pylint.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e76d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pylint.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[TYPECHECK]
+ignored-classes=SyncManager
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 71565fd..fba7d8e 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ deps =
     unittest2
     mock
     pylint
-commands = pylint {posargs: -E kafka test}
+commands = pylint --rcfile=pylint.rc {posargs: -E kafka test}
 
 [testenv:docs]
 deps =