diff --git a/src/c++/perf_analyzer/genai-pa/tests/test_cli.py b/src/c++/perf_analyzer/genai-pa/tests/test_cli.py
index 4f2cb66ed..4aaff401b 100644
--- a/src/c++/perf_analyzer/genai-pa/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/src/c++/perf_analyzer/genai-pa/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ def test_arguments_model_not_provided(self):
 
     def test_exception_on_nonzero_exit(self):
         with pytest.raises(GenAiPAException) as e:
-            _ = run(["-m", "nonexistent_model"])
+            run(["-m", "nonexistent_model"])