diff --git a/sherlock/sites.py b/sherlock/sites.py
index 2b360af..112b6d0 100644
--- a/sherlock/sites.py
+++ b/sherlock/sites.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class SitesInformation:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Problem parsing json contents at '{data_file_path}':  Missing attribute {error}."
                 )
-            except TypeError as error:
+            except TypeError:
                 print(f"Encountered TypeError parsing json contents for target '{site_name}' at {data_file_path}\nSkipping target.\n")
 
         return