diff --git a/composer/utils/checkpoint.py b/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
index ccb9b5df3d..2af494e68b 100644
--- a/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
+++ b/composer/utils/checkpoint.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def is_checkpoint_legacy_sharded(object_store: Optional[ObjectStore], source_pat
                 metadata_destination = os.path.join(str(temp_dir), '.metadata')
                 object_store.download_object(object_name=metadata_path, filename=metadata_destination)
             return False
-        except FileNotFoundError as e:
+        except FileNotFoundError:
             return True