diff --git a/bazarr.py b/bazarr.py
index 58284ca09..7e75272b0 100644
--- a/bazarr.py
+++ b/bazarr.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def start_bazarr():
     ep = subprocess.Popen(script, stdout=None, stderr=None, stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL, env=os.environ)
     print(f"Bazarr starting child process with PID {ep.pid}...")
     return ep
- 
+
 
 def terminate_child():
     print(f"Terminating child process with PID {child_process.pid}")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def terminate_child():
 
 def get_stop_status_code(input_file):
     try:
-        with open(input_file,'r') as file:
+        with open(input_file, 'r') as file:
             # read status code from file, if it exists
             line = file.readline()
             try:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def get_stop_status_code(input_file):
             except (ValueError, TypeError):
                 status_code = EXIT_NORMAL
             file.close()
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         status_code = EXIT_NORMAL
     return status_code
 
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ def check_status():
     if os.path.exists(stop_file):
         status_code = get_stop_status_code(stop_file)
         try:
-            print(f"Deleting stop file...")
+            print("Deleting stop file...")
             os.remove(stop_file)
-        except Exception as e:
+        except Exception:
             print('Unable to delete stop file.')
         finally:
             terminate_child()
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ def check_status():
 
     if os.path.exists(restart_file):
         try:
-            print(f"Deleting restart file...")
+            print("Deleting restart file...")
             os.remove(restart_file)
         except Exception:
             print('Unable to delete restart file.')
         finally:
             terminate_child()
-            print(f"Bazarr is restarting...")
+            print("Bazarr is restarting...")
             child_process = start_bazarr()
 
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def interrupt_handler(signum, frame):
         interrupted = True
         print('Handling keyboard interrupt...')
     else:
-        print(f"Stop doing that! I heard you the first time!")
+        print("Stop doing that! I heard you the first time!")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -148,5 +148,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             time.sleep(5)
         except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit, ChildProcessError):
             # this code should never be reached, if signal handling is working properly
-            print(f'Bazarr exited main script file via keyboard interrupt.')
+            print('Bazarr exited main script file via keyboard interrupt.')
             exit_program(EXIT_INTERRUPT)