diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index e7066f6fb..36921ca44 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ disable=no-self-use,
 module-rgx=(__)?[a-z][a-z0-9_]*(__)?$
 function-rgx=([a-z_][a-z0-9_]{2,30}|setUpModule|tearDownModule)$
 const-rgx=[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{0,30}$
-method-rgx=[a-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,40}$
+method-rgx=[a-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]{2,50}$
 attr-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,30}$
 argument-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,30}$
 variable-rgx=[a-z_][a-z0-9_]{0,30}$