diff --git a/laborious/activities/gates.py b/laborious/activities/gates.py
index 6147382..10d3f64 100644
--- a/laborious/activities/gates.py
+++ b/laborious/activities/gates.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class Gates(BaseActivity):
         data['prediction_confidence'] = input_data['prediction_confidence']
         data['prediction_status'] = 'Good'
         data['comments'] = ""
-        data.sort_values(by='timestamp', inplace=True)
+        data = data.sort_values(by='timestamp')
 
         return data.to_dict()
 
diff --git a/laborious/worker/worker.py b/laborious/worker/worker.py
index b34e07e..d2879e3 100644
--- a/laborious/worker/worker.py
+++ b/laborious/worker/worker.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async def main():
         # This will run the workers and wait for them to complete.
         # If an exception occurs in any of the worker handlers, it will be propagated here.
         await asyncio.gather(*handlers)
-    except BaseException as e:
+    except BaseException as e:  # NOSONAR
         logger.error(f"An unhandled exception occurred: {e}")
     finally:
         if notification_handler: