diff --git a/backend/v3/storage/database/repository/id_provider_test.go b/backend/v3/storage/database/repository/id_provider_test.go
index e52b78bdfd..02a708f9d0 100644
--- a/backend/v3/storage/database/repository/id_provider_test.go
+++ b/backend/v3/storage/database/repository/id_provider_test.go
@@ -873,6 +873,9 @@ func TestGetIDProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// gocognit linting fails due to number of test cases
+// and the fact that each test case has a testFunc()
+// nolint: gocognit
 func TestListIDProvider(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := t.Context()
 	pool, stop, err := newEmbeddedDB(ctx)