diff --git a/featuremanagement/azuremonitor/_send_telemetry.py b/featuremanagement/azuremonitor/_send_telemetry.py
index 2e8f6ea..0a7f727 100644
--- a/featuremanagement/azuremonitor/_send_telemetry.py
+++ b/featuremanagement/azuremonitor/_send_telemetry.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
             "targeting_context_accessor", None
         )
 
-    def on_start(self, span: Span, parent_context: Optional[Context] = None) -> None:
+    def on_start(self, span: Span, parent_context: Optional[Context] = None) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Attaches the targeting ID to the span and baggage when a new span is started.
 
diff --git a/samples/feature_variant_sample_with_targeting_accessor.py b/samples/feature_variant_sample_with_targeting_accessor.py
index 481642c..079957a 100644
--- a/samples/feature_variant_sample_with_targeting_accessor.py
+++ b/samples/feature_variant_sample_with_targeting_accessor.py
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 with open(script_directory + "/formatted_feature_flags.json", "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
     feature_flags = json.load(f)
 
-USER_ID = "Adam"
+# pylint: disable=invalid-name
+user_id = "Adam"
 
 
 def my_targeting_accessor() -> TargetingContext:
-    return TargetingContext(user_id=USER_ID)
+    return TargetingContext(user_id=user_id)
 
 
 feature_manager = FeatureManager(
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def my_targeting_accessor() -> TargetingContext:
 print(feature_manager.is_enabled("TestVariants"))
 print(feature_manager.get_variant("TestVariants").configuration)
 
-USER_ID = "Ellie"
+user_id = "Ellie"
 
 print(feature_manager.is_enabled("TestVariants"))
 print(feature_manager.get_variant("TestVariants").configuration)