diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index cf6d3e04cdf7c421d902ff27203eb578df75e2c4..075660cbecc731b4e5cda344d437a9ebaa7c01e2 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ def reload_router_config(self, hostname):
             = juniper.netconf_changed_timestamp(netconf_doc)
         logger.debug(
             'current netconf timestamp: %r' % current_netconf_timestamp)
-    except InventoryTaskError as e:
+    except InventoryTaskError:
         pass  # ok at this point if not found
 
     # load new netconf data