diff --git a/ibmcloudant/features/changes_follower.py b/ibmcloudant/features/changes_follower.py
index 1da8065a..6ed8c47b 100644
--- a/ibmcloudant/features/changes_follower.py
+++ b/ibmcloudant/features/changes_follower.py
@@ -361,10 +361,8 @@ def __init__(
             call_timeout, read_timeout = timeouts
         call_timeout, read_timeout = call_timeout * 1000, read_timeout * 1000
         if (
-            call_timeout > 0
-            and call_timeout < _MIN_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
-            or read_timeout > 0
-            and read_timeout < _MIN_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
+            0 < call_timeout < _MIN_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
+            or 0 < read_timeout < _MIN_CLIENT_TIMEOUT
         ):
             raise ValueError(
                 'To use {} the client read and call timeouts must be at least'
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 360ae8f5..1b15f2dd 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ flit==4.1.0
 pytest==9.1.1
 responses==0.26.3
 python_dotenv==1.2.4
-pylint==4.0.9
+pylint==4.1.1
 # code coverage
 coverage==7.16.2
 pytest-cov==7.1.0