diff --git a/googlebot/middleware.py b/googlebot/middleware.py
index be66352..47d8c33 100644
--- a/googlebot/middleware.py
+++ b/googlebot/middleware.py
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def process_request(self, request):
                             # FAKE googlebot!!!!
                             request.is_googlebot = False
 
-                    except Exception, e:
+                    except Exception:
                         pass # Don't bring down the site
         return None