diff --git a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SftpPlugin/SimpleSftpServer.java b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SftpPlugin/SimpleSftpServer.java
index 863f7dca..c389ed3f 100644
--- a/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SftpPlugin/SimpleSftpServer.java
+++ b/src/org/kde/kdeconnect/Plugins/SftpPlugin/SimpleSftpServer.java
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SimpleSftpServer {
                     }
                 }
             }
-        } catch (SocketException ex) {
+        } catch (SocketException ignored) {
         }
         return ip6;
     }