diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f3933d6..821202a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ docs = [
     "sphinx (>=9.1.0,<10.0.0)",
     "sphinx-rtd-theme (>=3.0.2,<4.0.0)",
 ]
-
+dev = [
+    "pylint (>=4.0.4,<5.0.0)"
+]
diff --git a/src/unisync/config.py b/src/unisync/config.py
index d504df1..6b21078 100644
--- a/src/unisync/config.py
+++ b/src/unisync/config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 from configparser import UNNAMED_SECTION
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 import ipaddress
 import configparser
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class ServerConfig:
         if self.ip != "":
             try:
                 ipaddress.ip_address(self.ip)
-            except ValueError:
-                raise ValueError("The provided ip address is invalid")
+            except ValueError as e:
+                raise ValueError("The provided ip address is invalid") from e
 
 @dataclass
 class RootsConfig:
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ def load_config(config_path:str) -> Config:
             Path(config.get(other_section, "cache_dir_path", fallback=DEFAULT_MISC_CACHE_DIR_PATH)).expanduser()
         )
 
-    args_bool = list()
-    args_val = dict()
+    args_bool = []
+    args_val = {}
     if "Unison" in config.sections():
         for key, val in config.items("Unison"):
             if key in config["DEFAULT"].keys():
                 continue
-            elif val == "" or val == None:
+            if val in ("", None):
                 args_bool.append(key)
             else:
                 args_val[key] = val
diff --git a/src/unisync/defaults.py b/src/unisync/defaults.py
index 55f0062..cd12b49 100644
--- a/src/unisync/defaults.py
+++ b/src/unisync/defaults.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 # Commented out values are part of the config but are required so there is no defaults.
 # This allows this file to be a list of all the config options.
 
-# DEFAULT_SERVER_USER: str = "" 
+# DEFAULT_SERVER_USER: str = ""
 DEFAULT_SERVER_SSHARGS: str = ""
 DEFAULT_SERVER_HOSTNAME: str = ""
 DEFAULT_SERVER_IP: str = ""
diff --git a/src/unisync/main.py b/src/unisync/main.py
index dd70ca5..af34141 100644
--- a/src/unisync/main.py
+++ b/src/unisync/main.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from unisync.argparser import create_argparser
 from unisync.runners import unisync_sync, unisync_add, unisync_mount
 from unisync.config import load_config
 from unisync.synchroniser import Synchroniser
-from unisync.paths import *
+from unisync.paths import PathsManager
 
 def main():
     parser = create_argparser(unisync_sync, unisync_add, unisync_mount)
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ def main():
 
     config_path: Path = Path("~/.config/unisync/config.ini").expanduser()
     # Check if --config is set
-    if cli_args.config != None and Path(cli_args.config).is_file():
+    if cli_args.config is not None and Path(cli_args.config).is_file():
         config = load_config(cli_args.config)
     elif config_path.is_file():
         config = load_config(str(config_path))
     else:
         # TODO replace the next line with something to do if no config file is found
         config = load_config(str(config_path))
-        pass
 
     # TODO: make the command line arguments work and override the config options
 
diff --git a/src/unisync/paths.py b/src/unisync/paths.py
index a13bc50..127560e 100644
--- a/src/unisync/paths.py
+++ b/src/unisync/paths.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class PathsManager:
         Writes a list of new paths to the file
         """
         current_paths = self.get_paths_to_sync()
-        paths_to_add = list()
+        paths_to_add = []
         # Check if one of the parent is already being synchronised
         # If so there is no need to add the child path
         for new_path in paths:
diff --git a/src/unisync/runners.py b/src/unisync/runners.py
index 09d5a9a..0e65dc9 100644
--- a/src/unisync/runners.py
+++ b/src/unisync/runners.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from unisync.paths import PathsManager
 from unisync.config import Config
 
 def unisync_sync(synchroniser:Synchroniser, paths_manager:PathsManager, config: Config):
+    del config # The function signature must be the same for all runners
     if synchroniser.create_ssh_master_connection() != 0:
         print("Connection failed quitting")
         return 1
@@ -13,8 +14,8 @@ def unisync_sync(synchroniser:Synchroniser, paths_manager:PathsManager, config:
 
     synchroniser.sync_files(paths_manager.get_paths_to_sync())
     synchroniser.sync_links(paths_manager.get_paths_to_sync())
-    
-    # TODO: check the config options and do or don't do the following
+
+    # TODO check the config options and do or don't do the following
     synchroniser.update_links()
     #synchroniser.mount_remote_dir()