diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
index 0ae08a8614..0802dc4e99 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/manager.py
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ async def send_credential_ack(
                 if cred_ex_record.auto_remove:
                     await cred_ex_record.delete_record(session)  # all done: delete
 
-        except StorageError as err:
+        except StorageError:
             LOGGER.exception(
                 "Error updating credential exchange"
             )  # holder still owes an ack: carry on
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/models/credential_exchange.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/models/credential_exchange.py
index 2fcbc2248d..1a32ba2abc 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/models/credential_exchange.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v1_0/models/credential_exchange.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ async def save_error_state(
                 log_params=log_params,
                 log_override=log_override,
             )
-        except StorageError as err:
+        except StorageError:
             LOGGER.exception("Error saving credential exchange error state")
 
     @property
diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/manager.py b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/manager.py
index b21d200856..5dd4a7e347 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/manager.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/protocols/issue_credential/v2_0/manager.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ async def send_cred_ack(
             if cred_ex_record.auto_remove:
                 await self.delete_cred_ex_record(cred_ex_record.cred_ex_id)
 
-        except StorageError as err:
+        except StorageError:
             LOGGER.exception(
                 "Error sending credential ack"
             )  # holder still owes an ack: carry on