diff --git a/monasca_notification/plugins/jira_notifier.py b/monasca_notification/plugins/jira_notifier.py
index 6dd278f..9801db6 100644
--- a/monasca_notification/plugins/jira_notifier.py
+++ b/monasca_notification/plugins/jira_notifier.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ class JiraNotifier(AbstractNotifier):
             try:
                 with open(self._config.get("custom_formatter")) as f:
                     jira_fields_format = yaml.load(f)
-            except Exception as e:
+            except Exception:
                 self._log.exception("Unable to read custom_formatter file. Check file location")
-                raise e
+                raise
             # Remove the top element
             jira_fields_format = jira_fields_format["jira_format"]