diff --git a/lambdas/icaseworks_api_ingestion/main.py b/lambdas/icaseworks_api_ingestion/main.py
index ab6f978f6..fe502b4d1 100644
--- a/lambdas/icaseworks_api_ingestion/main.py
+++ b/lambdas/icaseworks_api_ingestion/main.py
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@
 import time
 from os import getenv
 
-import boto3
-import pybase64
-import requests
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-
 
+# needs to be above imports for the additional dependencies
+# flake8 E402 would complain about this so is ignored
 sys.path.append("./lib/")
 
+import boto3  # noqa: E402
+import pybase64  # noqa: E402
+import requests  # noqa: E402
+from dotenv import load_dotenv  # noqa: E402
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger()
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)