diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index 3d762a3..19438d3 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [MASTER]
 ignore = ,input
 persistent = yes
+load-plugins = pylint_quotes
 
 [MESSAGES CONTROL]
 disable =
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dedf392..e74c499 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ python:
 install:
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
 script:
-  - "pylint --load-plugins pylint_quotes proxstar"
+  - "pylint proxstar"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 17e717d..0e4d7f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ It is available to house members at [proxstar.csh.rit.edu](https://proxstar.csh.
 ## Contributing
 
 1. [Fork](https://help.github.com/en/articles/fork-a-repo) this repository
-    - Optionally create a new [git branch](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell) if your change is more than a small tweak (`git checkout -b BRANCH-NAME-HERE`)
+  - Optionally create a new [git branch](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Branching-Branches-in-a-Nutshell) if your change is more than a small tweak (`git checkout -b BRANCH-NAME-HERE`)
 3. Make your changes locally, commit, and push to your fork
-    - If you want to test locally, you should copy `config.py` to `config_local.py`, and talk to an RTP about filling in secrets.
+  - If you want to test locally, you should copy `config.py` to `config_local.py`, and talk to an RTP about filling in secrets.
+  - Lint your local changes with `pylint proxstar`
+    - You'll need dependencies installed locally to do this. You should do that in a [venv](https://packaging.python.org/tutorials/installing-packages/#creating-virtual-environments) of some sort to keep your system clean. All the dependencies are listed in [requirements.txt](./requirements.txt), so you can install everything with `pip install -r requirements.txt`. You'll need python 3.6 at minimum, though things should work up to python 3.8.
 4. Create a [Pull Request](https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-pull-requests) on this repo for our Webmasters to review
 
 ## Questions/Concerns