diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
index df3f8fe3af14..f087d1c4b2e0 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/playwright_sim4life.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 import arrow
 from playwright.sync_api import FrameLocator, Page, WebSocket, expect
-from pydantic import ByteSize, TypeAdapter
+from pydantic import (
+    TypeAdapter,  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module # until we get pydantic 2.x all over the place
+)
+from pydantic import ByteSize
 
 from .logging_tools import log_context
 from .playwright import (