diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
index 8675beee9a..8545338689 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/ansible_freeipa_module.py
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ def module_params_get(module, name, allow_empty_list_item=False):
     if isinstance(value, list):
         for val in value:
             if (
-                isinstance(val, (str, unicode))  # pylint: disable=E0606
+                isinstance(val, (str, unicode))  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
                 and not val
             ):
                 if not allow_empty_list_item:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py b/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
index 1ffdef9deb..919a68e4dd 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipagroup.py
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ def main():
                 check_parameters(ansible_module, state, action)
 
             elif (
-                isinstance(group_name, (str, unicode))  # pylint: disable=E0606
+                isinstance(
+                    group_name, (str, unicode)  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
+                )
             ):
                 name = group_name
             else:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipahost.py b/plugins/modules/ipahost.py
index 86336c4613..a8464df074 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipahost.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipahost.py
@@ -988,7 +988,9 @@ def main():
                     sshpubkey = [str(normalize_sshpubkey(key)) for
                                  key in sshpubkey]
 
-            elif isinstance(host, (str, unicode)):  # pylint: disable=E0606
+            elif (
+                isinstance(host, (str, unicode))  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
+            ):
                 name = host
             else:
                 ansible_module.fail_json(msg="Host '%s' is not valid" %
diff --git a/plugins/modules/iparole.py b/plugins/modules/iparole.py
index 25017e7669..eaa358e0f8 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/iparole.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/iparole.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ def result_get_value_lowercase(res_find, key, default=None):
     if existing is not None:
         if isinstance(existing, (list, tuple)):
             existing = [to_text(item).lower() for item in existing]
-        if isinstance(existing, (str, unicode)):  # pylint: disable=E0606
+        if isinstance(existing, (str, unicode)):  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
             existing = existing.lower()
     else:
         existing = default
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipaservice.py b/plugins/modules/ipaservice.py
index 8326d4228a..2c2057e1ee 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipaservice.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipaservice.py
@@ -693,7 +693,11 @@ def main():
 
                 delete_continue = service.get("delete_continue")
 
-            elif isinstance(service, (str, unicode)):  # pylint: disable=E0606
+            elif (
+                isinstance(
+                    service, (str, unicode)  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
+                )
+            ):
                 name = service
             else:
                 ansible_module.fail_json(msg="Service '%s' is not valid" %
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ipauser.py b/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
index d7c18082d7..869d254126 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ipauser.py
@@ -1382,7 +1382,11 @@ def main():
 
                 email = extend_emails(email, default_email_domain)
 
-            elif isinstance(user, (str, unicode)):  # pylint: disable=E0606
+            elif (
+                isinstance(
+                    user, (str, unicode)  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
+                )
+            ):
                 name = user
             else:
                 ansible_module.fail_json(msg="User '%s' is not valid" %
diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_add_to_ipaservers.py b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_add_to_ipaservers.py
index 6fb8b1f921..a041ac3354 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_add_to_ipaservers.py
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_add_to_ipaservers.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def main():
         conn.connect(ccache=installer._ccache)
         remote_api.Command['hostgroup_add_member'](
             u'ipaservers',
-            host=[unicode(api.env.host)],  # pylint: disable=E0606
+            host=[unicode(api.env.host)],  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
         )
     finally:
         if conn.isconnected():
diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_prepare.py b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_prepare.py
index 5d9fd2d546..f8d196126a 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_prepare.py
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_prepare.py
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ def main():
         # Check authorization
         result = remote_api.Command['hostgroup_find'](
             cn=u'ipaservers',
-            host=[unicode(api.env.host)]  # pylint: disable=E0606
+            host=[unicode(api.env.host)]  # pylint: disable=E0606,W0012
         )['result']
         add_to_ipaservers = not result