diff --git a/bskyembed/eslint.config.mjs b/bskyembed/eslint.config.mjs
index 2a6b704e0e..8cfa47df94 100644
--- a/bskyembed/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/bskyembed/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         'error',
         {
           argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
-          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_.+',
           caughtErrors: 'none',
           ignoreRestSiblings: true,
         },
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index 9f6b89b577..ecc9909241 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ export default tseslint.config(
         'error',
         {
           argsIgnorePattern: '^_',
-          varsIgnorePattern: '^_',
+          varsIgnorePattern: '^_.+',
           caughtErrors: 'none',
           ignoreRestSiblings: true,
         },