diff --git a/packages/celotool/src/cmds/geth/simulate_client.ts b/packages/celotool/src/cmds/geth/simulate_client.ts
index 5b877ec4cda..791c805d499 100644
--- a/packages/celotool/src/cmds/geth/simulate_client.ts
+++ b/packages/celotool/src/cmds/geth/simulate_client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* tslint:disable no-console */
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js'
 import {
   AccountType,
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ export const handler = async (argv: SimulateClientArgv) => {
     console.info(
       `Account for recipient index ${argv.recipientIndex} thread ${thread}, final index ${recipientIndex}: ${recipientAddress}`
     )
-    // tslint:disable-next-line: no-floating-promises
-    simulateClient(
+    void simulateClient(
       senderPK,
       recipientAddress,
       argv.contractAddress,
diff --git a/packages/celotool/src/lib/geth.ts b/packages/celotool/src/lib/geth.ts
index 96d6b0673b6..36f4438e180 100644
--- a/packages/celotool/src/lib/geth.ts
+++ b/packages/celotool/src/lib/geth.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-console: 0 */
+/* eslint-disable no-console */
 import { CeloTxReceipt, TransactionResult } from '@celo/connect'
 import { CeloContract, ContractKit, newKitFromWeb3 } from '@celo/contractkit'
 import { GoldTokenWrapper } from '@celo/contractkit/lib/wrappers/GoldTokenWrapper'