diff --git a/src/eduid/graphdb/groupdb/db.py b/src/eduid/graphdb/groupdb/db.py
index 5d754c63d..c38cf69a3 100644
--- a/src/eduid/graphdb/groupdb/db.py
+++ b/src/eduid/graphdb/groupdb/db.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def db_setup(self):
             for statement in statements:
                 try:
                     session.run(statement)
-                except ClientError as e:
+                except ClientError as e:  # noqa: PERF203
                     assert e.message is not None  # please mypy
                     acceptable_error_codes = [
                         "Neo.ClientError.Schema.ConstraintAlreadyExists",
diff --git a/src/eduid/scimapi/utils.py b/src/eduid/scimapi/utils.py
index 14a04497e..0f04ec0a2 100644
--- a/src/eduid/scimapi/utils.py
+++ b/src/eduid/scimapi/utils.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def wrapper_run_func(*args, **kwargs):
         while True:
             try:
                 return func(*args, **kwargs)
-            except (EduIDDBError, EduIDGroupDBError, Neo4jError) as e:
+            except (EduIDDBError, EduIDGroupDBError, Neo4jError) as e:  # noqa: PERF203
                 retry += 1
                 if retry >= max_retries:
                     raise MaxRetriesReached(f"Max retries reached for {func.__name__}")