diff --git a/src/genie_python/scanning_instrument_pylint_plugin.py b/src/genie_python/scanning_instrument_pylint_plugin.py
index 3972c5b..0e8d9a8 100644
--- a/src/genie_python/scanning_instrument_pylint_plugin.py
+++ b/src/genie_python/scanning_instrument_pylint_plugin.py
@@ -1,31 +1,53 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
 import astroid
 from astroid import MANAGER
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pylint.lint import PyLinter
+
 
-def register(linter: None) -> None:
-    """Required for registering the plugin"""
-    pass
+def register(linter: "PyLinter") -> None:
+    """Register the plugin."""
 
 
-def transform(cls: astroid.ClassDef) -> None:
-    """ " Add ScanningInstrument methods to the declaring module
+def transform(node: astroid.ClassDef, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+    """Add ScanningInstrument methods to the declaring module.
 
     If the given class is derived from ScanningInstrument,
     get all its public methods and, for each one, add a dummy method
     with the same name to the module where the class is declared (note: adding a reference
     to the actual method rather than a dummy will cause the linter to crash).
     """
-    if cls.basenames and "ScanningInstrument" in cls.basenames:
-        public_methods = filter(lambda method: not method.name.startswith("__"), cls.methods())
+    if node.basenames and "ScanningInstrument" in node.basenames:
+        public_methods = filter(lambda method: not method.name.startswith("__"), node.methods())
         for public_method in public_methods:
-            cls.parent.locals[public_method.name] = astroid.FunctionDef(
-                name=public_method.name,
-                lineno=0,
-                col_offset=0,
-                parent=cls.parent,
-                end_lineno=0,
-                end_col_offset=0,
-            )
+            if isinstance(node.parent, astroid.Module):
+                new_func = astroid.FunctionDef(
+                    name=public_method.name,
+                    lineno=0,
+                    col_offset=0,
+                    parent=node.parent,
+                    end_lineno=0,
+                    end_col_offset=0,
+                )
+                arguments = astroid.Arguments(
+                    vararg=None,
+                    kwarg=None,
+                    parent=new_func,
+                )
+                arguments.postinit(
+                    args=None,
+                    defaults=None,
+                    kwonlyargs=[],
+                    kw_defaults=None,
+                    annotations=[],
+                    posonlyargs=[],
+                    kwonlyargs_annotations=[],
+                    posonlyargs_annotations=[],
+                )
+                new_func.postinit(args=arguments, body=[])
+                node.parent.locals[public_method.name] = [new_func]
 
 
 MANAGER.register_transform(astroid.ClassDef, transform)