diff --git a/edx_arch_experiments/datadog_diagnostics/middleware.py b/edx_arch_experiments/datadog_diagnostics/middleware.py
index 3404a0c..56cb3ed 100644
--- a/edx_arch_experiments/datadog_diagnostics/middleware.py
+++ b/edx_arch_experiments/datadog_diagnostics/middleware.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 LOG_ROOT_SPAN = WaffleFlag('datadog.diagnostics.log_root_span', module_name=__name__)
 
 
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
 class DatadogDiagnosticMiddleware:
     """
     Middleware to add diagnostic logging for Datadog.
@@ -36,19 +37,19 @@ def __init__(self, get_response):
         self.error = False
 
         try:
-            from ddtrace import tracer
+            from ddtrace import tracer  # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
             self.dd_tracer = tracer
         except ImportError:
             # If import fails, don't even load this middleware.
-            raise MiddlewareNotUsed
+            raise MiddlewareNotUsed  # pylint: disable=raise-missing-from
 
     def __call__(self, request):
         return self.get_response(request)
 
-    def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
+    def process_view(self, request, _view_func, _view_args, _view_kwargs):
         try:
             self.log_diagnostics(request)
-        except e:
+        except BaseException as e:
             # If there's an error, it will probably hit every request,
             # so let's just log it once.
             if not self.error:
@@ -59,10 +60,14 @@ def process_view(self, request, view_func, view_args, view_kwargs):
                 )
 
     def log_diagnostics(self, request):
+        """
+        Contains all the actual logging logic.
+        """
         if LOG_ROOT_SPAN.is_enabled():
             route_pattern = getattr(request.resolver_match, 'route', None)
             local_root_span = self.dd_tracer.current_root_span()
             current_span = self.dd_tracer.current_span()
+            # pylint: disable=protected-access
             log.info(
                 f"Datadog span diagnostics: Route = {route_pattern}; "
                 f"local root span = {local_root_span._pprint()}; "