diff --git a/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/train.py b/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/train.py
index d8297de0d..9ac9cce61 100644
--- a/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/train.py
+++ b/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/train.py
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@
 import torch
 from model import load_parameters, save_parameters
 
+from data import load_data
 from fedn.utils.helpers.helpers import save_metadata
 
-from .data import load_data
-
 dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(dir_path))
 
diff --git a/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/validate.py b/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/validate.py
index e2fb097eb..09328181f 100644
--- a/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/validate.py
+++ b/examples/mnist-pytorch/client/validate.py
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 import torch
 from model import load_parameters
 
+from data import load_data
 from fedn.utils.helpers.helpers import save_metrics
 
-from .data import load_data
-
 dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath(dir_path))
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7eb4d0a11..7e3484a8f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ lint.ignore = [
   "B007", # Loop control variable `v` not used within loop body
   "N806", # Variable `X_test` in function should be lowercase
   "SIM103", # Return the condition directly
+  "I001", # [*] Import block is un-sorted or un-formatted
 
   # unsafe?
   "S104", # Possible binding to all interfaces