diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/config.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/config.rs
index ba03da993..f766ee578 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/config.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/config.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub checkpoint_sync: bool,
 }
 
+// we like our default configs to be explicit
+#[allow(unknown_lints)]
+#[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)]
 impl Default for Config {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/zebrad/src/application.rs b/zebrad/src/application.rs
index e087b6d87..3543595ea 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/application.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/application.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ impl ZebradApp {
 ///
 /// By default no configuration is loaded, and the framework state is
 /// initialized to a default, empty state (no components, threads, etc).
+#[allow(unknown_lints)]
+#[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)]
 impl Default for ZebradApp {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/zebrad/src/config.rs b/zebrad/src/config.rs
index 963c37d4e..5c4b9f604 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/config.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/config.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ pub struct MetricsSection {
     pub endpoint_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
 }
 
+// we like our default configs to be explicit
+#[allow(unknown_lints)]
+#[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)]
 impl Default for MetricsSection {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {