diff --git a/platformio/clients/http.py b/platformio/clients/http.py
index 650d1a30..0f3e3860 100644
--- a/platformio/clients/http.py
+++ b/platformio/clients/http.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class HTTPClient(object):
             return
         try:
             self._session.close()
-        except:
+        except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
             pass
         self._session = None