diff --git a/requirements_tests.txt b/requirements_tests.txt
index 28c9bb04a..f70b1a716 100644
--- a/requirements_tests.txt
+++ b/requirements_tests.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ flake8-docstrings==1.6.0
 flake8==4.0.1
 pre-commit==2.15.0
 pydocstyle==6.1.1
-pylint==2.11.1
+pylint==2.12.1
 pytest-aiohttp==0.3.0
 pytest-asyncio==0.12.0 # NB!: Versions over 0.12.0 breaks pytest-aiohttp (https://github.com/aio-libs/pytest-aiohttp/issues/16)
 pytest-cov==3.0.0
diff --git a/tests/addons/test_options.py b/tests/addons/test_options.py
index 46a6fc706..99eabb47c 100644
--- a/tests/addons/test_options.py
+++ b/tests/addons/test_options.py
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ def test_log_entry(coresys, caplog):
     options = AddonOptions(coresys, {}, MOCK_ADDON_NAME, MOCK_ADDON_SLUG)(
         {"test": "str"}
     )
-    assert options == {}
+    assert isinstance(options, dict)
+    assert not options
     assert (
         "Option 'test' does not exist in the schema for Mock Add-on (mock_addon)"
         in caplog.text