diff --git a/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.json b/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.json
index f11194a85..2ac665703 100644
--- a/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.json
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
     "@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment": "off",
 
-    "no-constant-condition": "off"
+    "no-constant-condition": "off",
+
+    "no-unused-vars": "off",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { "args": "none" }]
   }
 }
diff --git a/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.strict.json b/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.strict.json
index 6e9f450a8..7248f8e55 100644
--- a/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.strict.json
+++ b/wormhole-connect/.eslintrc.strict.json
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     "semi": ["error", "always"],
     "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": ["error", { "ignoreRestArgs": true }],
     "@typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types": ["error"],
-    "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion": ["error"]
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion": ["error"],
+    "no-unused-vars": "off",
+    "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": ["warn", { "args": "none" }]
   }
 }