diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 31717680..08b0d321 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ lint.per-file-ignores."tests/*" = [
   "S106",  # Possible hardcoded password assigned to argument: "password"
   "S311",  # Standard pseudo-random generators are not suitable for cryptographic purposes
 ]
+lint.per-file-ignores."src/crate/client/{connection.py,http.py}" = [
+  "A004",  # Import `ConnectionError` is shadowing a Python builtin
+  "A005",  # Import `ConnectionError` is shadowing a Python builtin
+]
+lint.per-file-ignores."tests/client/test_http.py" = [
+  "A004",  # Import `ConnectionError` is shadowing a Python builtin
+]
 
 
 # ===================
diff --git a/src/crate/client/http.py b/src/crate/client/http.py
index d9a0598f..e2c164d9 100644
--- a/src/crate/client/http.py
+++ b/src/crate/client/http.py
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def _drop_server(self, server, message):
         # if this is the last server raise exception, otherwise try next
         if not self._active_servers:
             raise ConnectionError(
-                ("No more Servers available, " "exception from last server: %s")
+                ("No more Servers available, exception from last server: %s")
                 % message
             )