diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 22dbd4cea1..44a7f3d5c6 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ldap/**
 suite/**
 
 # mailnews exclusions
+mailnews/mailnews.js
 mailnews/addrbook/*
 mailnews/base/*
 mailnews/build/*
diff --git a/mailnews/.eslintrc.js b/mailnews/.eslintrc.js
index 64e11e58fc..349f469cb6 100644
--- a/mailnews/.eslintrc.js
+++ b/mailnews/.eslintrc.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 
-module.exports = {
+module.exports = { // eslint-disable-line no-undef
   "globals": {
     "Log4Moz": true,
     "MailServices": true,
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     }],
   },
-
 };