diff --git a/lib/mentat/services/pdnsr.py b/lib/mentat/services/pdnsr.py
index c946daba077c723c0848a65d57d67d72ac7ea49a..b49ebf940b51f44c25d7b1f9b52f0855a0f95973 100644
--- a/lib/mentat/services/pdnsr.py
+++ b/lib/mentat/services/pdnsr.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class PDNSRService:
         # Send request
         try:
             resp = requests.get(url)
-        except Exception as exc:
+        except Exception:
             raise PDNSRRuntimeException(
                 "Can't get data from PassiveDNS service: {}ip/{}".format(self.base_api_url, str(ipaddr))
             )