diff --git a/development/metamaskbot-build-announce.js b/development/metamaskbot-build-announce.js
index 2198d7e36..d5b05e03c 100755
--- a/development/metamaskbot-build-announce.js
+++ b/development/metamaskbot-build-announce.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const request = require('request-promise')
-const VERSION = require('../dist/chrome/manifest.json').version
+const VERSION = require('../dist/chrome/manifest.json').version // eslint-disable-line import/no-unresolved
 
 start().catch(console.error)
 
diff --git a/development/mock-dev.js b/development/mock-dev.js
index 188c04678..8da625149 100644
--- a/development/mock-dev.js
+++ b/development/mock-dev.js
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ const h = require('react-hyperscript')
 const Root = require('../ui/app/pages')
 const configureStore = require('../ui/app/store/store')
 const actions = require('../ui/app/store/actions')
-const states = require('./states')
 const backGroundConnectionModifiers = require('./backGroundConnectionModifiers')
 const Selector = require('./selector')
 const MetamaskController = require('../app/scripts/metamask-controller')
@@ -23,6 +22,9 @@ const firstTimeState = require('../app/scripts/first-time-state')
 const ExtensionPlatform = require('../app/scripts/platforms/extension')
 const noop = function () {}
 
+// the states file is generated before this file is run, but after `lint` is run
+const states = require('./states') /* eslint-disable-line import/no-unresolved */
+
 const log = require('loglevel')
 window.log = log
 log.setLevel('debug')
diff --git a/development/sentry-publish.js b/development/sentry-publish.js
index cab3d1ac8..8d9333a86 100644
--- a/development/sentry-publish.js
+++ b/development/sentry-publish.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const pify = require('pify')
 const exec = pify(require('child_process').exec, { multiArgs: true })
-const VERSION = require('../dist/chrome/manifest.json').version
+const VERSION = require('../dist/chrome/manifest.json').version // eslint-disable-line import/no-unresolved
 
 start().catch(console.error)