diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8c5c1a3..073f7e3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "tracksuite"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 description = "ecflow suite tracking and deploying toolkit"
 authors = [
   { name = "European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)", email = "software.support@ecmwf.int" },
diff --git a/tracksuite/init.py b/tracksuite/init.py
index 06b548f..b55b1b0 100644
--- a/tracksuite/init.py
+++ b/tracksuite/init.py
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ def __init__(self, host, user, ssh_options=None):
     def is_path(self, path):
         # Build the ssh command
         cmd = [f"[ -d {path} ] && exit 0 || exit 1"]
-        ret = self.exec(cmd)
         try:
             ret = self.exec(cmd)
             return ret.returncode == 0