diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 087b63f82..066f1151b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class Application(QApplication):
 
     def _connect_signals(self):
         """Connect all signals to their slots."""
+        # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
         # syntactic sugar
         kp = self._keyparsers
         status = self.mainwindow.status