diff --git a/chatmaild/pyproject.toml b/chatmaild/pyproject.toml
index 3c3302c4..28dac0ca 100644
--- a/chatmaild/pyproject.toml
+++ b/chatmaild/pyproject.toml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]
 
 [tool.tox]
 legacy_tox_ini = """
diff --git a/cmdeploy/pyproject.toml b/cmdeploy/pyproject.toml
index 2a33052d..9f2257b5 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/pyproject.toml
+++ b/cmdeploy/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ lint.select = [
   "PLE", # Pylint Error
   "PLW", # Pylint Warning
 ]
+lint.ignore = [
+  "PLC0415" # import-outside-top-level
+]
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
index ad8c72b9..73325654 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
@@ -458,11 +458,7 @@ def check_config(config):
 
 def deploy_mtail(config):
     # Uninstall mtail package, we are going to install a static binary.
-    apt.packages(
-        name="Uninstall mtail",
-        packages=["mtail"],
-        present=False
-    )
+    apt.packages(name="Uninstall mtail", packages=["mtail"], present=False)
 
     (url, sha256sum) = {
         "x86_64": (
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
index 0ecfd8c4..80a28c91 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/tests/online/test_1_basic.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import smtplib
+import socket
 import subprocess
 
 import pytest
@@ -118,14 +119,19 @@ def test_authenticated_from(cmsetup, maildata):
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("from_addr", ["fake@example.org", "fake@testrun.org"])
 def test_reject_missing_dkim(cmsetup, maildata, from_addr):
+    domain = cmsetup.maildomain
+    sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+    sock.settimeout(10)
+    try:
+        sock.connect((domain, 25))
+    except socket.timeout:
+        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {domain}")
+
     recipient = cmsetup.gen_users(1)[0]
     msg = maildata(
         "encrypted.eml", from_addr=from_addr, to_addr=recipient.addr
     ).as_string()
-    try:
-        conn = smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25, timeout=10)
-    except TimeoutError:
-        pytest.skip(f"port 25 not reachable for {cmsetup.maildomain}")
+    conn = smtplib.SMTP(cmsetup.maildomain, 25, timeout=10)
 
     with conn as s:
         with pytest.raises(smtplib.SMTPDataError, match="No valid DKIM signature"):