diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index d9c41c38b..0cb8dd961 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path
 
     try:
-        import subprocess
+        import subprocess  # noqa: S404
 
         freqtrade_basedir = Path(__file__).parent
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py b/freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py
index 99d72dabe..3e6ed92ed 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/directory_operations.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def chown_user_directory(directory: Path) -> None:
     """
     if running_in_docker():
         try:
-            import subprocess
+            import subprocess  # noqa: S404
 
             subprocess.check_output(["sudo", "chown", "-R", "ftuser:", str(directory.resolve())])
         except Exception:
diff --git a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
index 6c0da7eae..9311fc85d 100644
--- a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
+++ b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path
 
     try:
-        import subprocess
+        import subprocess  # noqa: S404
 
         freqtrade_basedir = Path(__file__).parent