diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 7b295c6..fb20869 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # Add files or directories matching the regex patterns to the blacklist. The
 # regex matches against base names, not paths.
-ignore-patterns=mqtt_pb2.py,channel_pb2.py,environmental_measurement_pb2.py,admin_pb2.py,radioconfig_pb2.py,deviceonly_pb2.py,apponly_pb2.py,remote_hardware_pb2.py,portnums_pb2.py,mesh_pb2.py
+ignore-patterns=mqtt_pb2.py,channel_pb2.py,environmental_measurement_pb2.py,admin_pb2.py,radioconfig_pb2.py,deviceonly_pb2.py,apponly_pb2.py,remote_hardware_pb2.py,portnums_pb2.py,mesh_pb2.py,storeforward_pb2.py
 
 
 
diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 9d965ca..d0a25f2 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ def onConnected(interface):
 
             enable = args.ch_enable  # should we enable this channel?
 
-            if or args.ch_longslow or args.ch_longsfast or args.ch_mediumslow or args.ch_mediumsfast or args.ch_shortslow or args.ch_shortfast:
+            if args.ch_longslow or args.ch_longsfast or args.ch_mediumslow or args.ch_mediumsfast or args.ch_shortslow or args.ch_shortfast:
                 if channelIndex != 0:
                     raise Exception(
                         "standard channel settings can only be applied to the PRIMARY channel")
diff --git a/meshtastic/test/test_int.py b/meshtastic/test/test_int.py
index ed359d4..4f89746 100644
--- a/meshtastic/test/test_int.py
+++ b/meshtastic/test/test_int.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Meshtastic integration tests"""
 import re
 import subprocess
-import platform
 
 import pytest
 
diff --git a/meshtastic/test/test_smoke1.py b/meshtastic/test/test_smoke1.py
index 0bceb89..9041be5 100644
--- a/meshtastic/test/test_smoke1.py
+++ b/meshtastic/test/test_smoke1.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """Meshtastic smoke tests with a single device"""
 import re
 import subprocess
-import platform
 import time
 import os
 
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ PAUSE_AFTER_COMMAND = 2
 @pytest.mark.smoke1
 def test_smoke1_reboot():
     """Test reboot"""
-    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --reboot')
+    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput('meshtastic --reboot')
     assert return_value == 0
     # pause for the radio to reset (10 seconds for the pause, and a few more seconds to be back up)
     time.sleep(18)
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ def test_smoke1_seriallog_to_file():
     filename = 'tmpoutput.txt'
     if os.path.exists(f"{filename}"):
         os.remove(f"{filename}")
-    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --info --seriallog {filename}')
+    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --info --seriallog {filename}')
     assert os.path.exists(f"{filename}")
     assert return_value == 0
     os.remove(f"{filename}")
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ def test_smoke1_qr():
     filename = 'tmpqr'
     if os.path.exists(f"{filename}"):
         os.remove(f"{filename}")
-    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --qr > {filename}')
+    return_value, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f'meshtastic --qr > {filename}')
     assert os.path.exists(f"{filename}")
     # not really testing that a valid qr code is created, just that the file size
     # is reasonably big enough for a qr code
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ def test_smoke1_seturl_invalid_url():
     """Test --seturl with invalid url"""
     # Note: This url is no longer a valid url.
     url = "https://www.meshtastic.org/c/#GAMiENTxuzogKQdZ8Lz_q89Oab8qB0RlZmF1bHQ="
-    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --seturl {url}")
+    _, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --seturl {url}")
     assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
     assert re.search('Aborting', out, re.MULTILINE)
 
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ def test_smoke1_seturl_invalid_url():
 @pytest.mark.smoke1
 def test_smoke1_configure():
     """Test --configure"""
-    return_value, out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --configure example_config.yaml")
+    _ , out = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"meshtastic --configure example_config.yaml")
     assert re.match(r'Connected to radio', out)
     assert re.search('^Setting device owner to Bob TBeam', out, re.MULTILINE)
     assert re.search('^Fixing altitude at 304 meters', out, re.MULTILINE)
diff --git a/meshtastic/test/test_util.py b/meshtastic/test/test_util.py
index 68206ee..cd4f1ac 100644
--- a/meshtastic/test/test_util.py
+++ b/meshtastic/test/test_util.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 """Meshtastic unit tests for node.py"""
-import re
-import subprocess
-import platform
 
 import pytest