diff --git a/core/tmtc_backend.py b/core/tmtc_backend.py
index 5551cfd8302f5eabc8f6802394468ed94b77d027..e06d41d246de204e73ea36c8cf94474367fc0bcc 100644
--- a/core/tmtc_backend.py
+++ b/core/tmtc_backend.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class TmTcHandler:
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             LOGGER.info("Keyboard Interrupt.")
             sys.exit()
-        except IOError as e:
+        except IOError:
             LOGGER.error("IO Error occured!")
             sys.exit()