diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
index d67f182d3..aee4cef39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ jobs:
               }
             })
 
-  # Have a separate workflow because we don't want to enforce this at all
-  # It will have too many errors initially and is likely to deter contributors
   ruff-linting:
     name: Linting with ruff
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -81,10 +79,13 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install -e .[dev]
       - name: Run ruff linting
         shell: bash
+        id: ruff_lint
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          ruff check
-
+          if ! ruff check; then
+            echo "::warning title=ruff lint::Ruff found linting issues"
+            exit 78  # no longer works in github, but would mark action step with a warning
+          fi
 
   run-mypy:
     name: Run informational mypy
diff --git a/ruff.toml b/ruff.toml
index 5ac982706..dba8a0487 100644
--- a/ruff.toml
+++ b/ruff.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ exclude = [
 select = [
   "B",        # flake8-bugbear
   "I",        # isort
-  # "ARG",      # flake8-unused-arguments
+  "ARG",      # flake8-unused-arguments
   "C4",       # flake8-comprehensions
   "F401",     # flake8-unused-imports
   "F541",     # flake8 f-string without any placeholders