diff --git a/logToCs.py b/logToCs.py
index c2111c5..a7db14f 100755
--- a/logToCs.py
+++ b/logToCs.py
@@ -93,10 +93,15 @@ def github_annotate(items):
 
     throws ImportError if the github module is not available.
     """
+    # pylint: disable=attr-defined
+    access_token = ""
+    owner = ""
+    repo_name = ""
+    commit_sha = ""
     if not hasattr(github_annotate, "initialized"):
         # Initialise github annotation submission
         github_annotate.initialized = True
-        from github import Github
+        from github import Github  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
 
         # Create Github instance
         g = Github(access_token)