diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 36921ca44..6f9184431 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ disable=no-self-use,
 
 [BASIC]
 module-rgx=(__)?[a-z][a-z0-9_]*(__)?$
-function-rgx=([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}|setUpModule|tearDownModule)$
+function-rgx=([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,50}|setUpModule|tearDownModule)$
 const-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,30}$
 method-rgx=[a-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,50}$
 attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,30}$