diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c98e0a5f17ae..baca49ac2d5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@
     "clean": "python ./script/clean.py",
     "coverage": "npm run instrument-code-coverage && npm test -- --use-instrumented-asar",
     "instrument-code-coverage": "electabul instrument --input-path ./lib --output-path ./out/coverage/electron.asar",
-    "lint": "npm run lint-js && npm run lint-cpp && npm run lint-docs",
+    "lint": "npm run lint-js && npm run lint-cpp && npm run lint-py && npm run lint-docs",
     "lint-js": "standard && cd spec && standard",
     "lint-cpp": "python ./script/cpplint.py",
+    "lint-py": "python ./script/pylint.py",
     "lint-docs": "standard-markdown docs",
     "preinstall": "node -e 'process.exit(0)'",
     "repl": "python ./script/start.py --interactive",
diff --git a/script/cibuild b/script/cibuild
index 2373e2daf11f..ca3cb8db34e2 100755
--- a/script/cibuild
+++ b/script/cibuild
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ def main():
     sys.stderr.write('\nRunning `npm run lint`\n')
     sys.stderr.flush()
     execute([npm, 'run', 'lint'])
-    run_script('pylint.py')
   if is_release:
     run_script('build.py', ['-c', 'R'])
     run_script('create-dist.py')