diff --git a/gpoa/frontend/kde_applier.py b/gpoa/frontend/kde_applier.py
index 10246d6f..76d74b69 100644
--- a/gpoa/frontend/kde_applier.py
+++ b/gpoa/frontend/kde_applier.py
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ def call_dbus_method(file_name):
                 getattr(dbus_iface, config['dbus_method'])(*config['dbus_args'])
             else:
                 getattr(dbus_iface, config['dbus_method'])()
-        except dbus.exceptions.DBusException as e:
+        except dbus.exceptions.DBusException as exc:
             logdata = dict({'error': str(exc)})
             log('E31', logdata)
     else: