diff --git a/hiccup/settings.py b/hiccup/settings.py
index 434c0fc..833c02d 100644
--- a/hiccup/settings.py
+++ b/hiccup/settings.py
@@ -208,5 +208,5 @@
 
 try:
     from local_settings import *  # noqa: F403,F401 pylint: disable=W0401,W0614
-except ImportError as e:
+except ImportError:
     pass