diff --git a/sdk/eventhub/azure-eventhubs/azure/eventhub/aio/eventprocessor/event_processor.py b/sdk/eventhub/azure-eventhubs/azure/eventhub/aio/eventprocessor/event_processor.py
index 37f9a20d67c5..77f534e9f362 100644
--- a/sdk/eventhub/azure-eventhubs/azure/eventhub/aio/eventprocessor/event_processor.py
+++ b/sdk/eventhub/azure-eventhubs/azure/eventhub/aio/eventprocessor/event_processor.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ async def start(self):
             while self._running:
                 try:
                     claimed_ownership_list = await ownership_manager.claim_ownership()
-                except Exception as err:
+                except Exception as err:  # pylint:disable=broad-except
                     log.warning("An exception (%r) occurred during balancing and claiming ownership for eventhub %r "
                                 "consumer group %r. Retrying after %r seconds",
                                 err, self._eventhub_name, self._consumer_group_name, self._polling_interval)