diff --git a/ait/gui/__init__.py b/ait/gui/__init__.py
index 37f30e64..4c0d7438 100644
--- a/ait/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/ait/gui/__init__.py
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ def __init__(self, inputs, outputs, zmq_args=None, **kwargs):
         except:
             log.warn('[GUI Plugin Configuration] Unable to locate static file direcotry in config.yaml. '\
              'The directory is set to {}'.format(HTMLRoot.User))
-            pass
 
         bottle.TEMPLATE_PATH.append(HTMLRoot.User)