diff --git a/augur/application/db/session.py b/augur/application/db/session.py
index 5d11b3b11..22379ad05 100644
--- a/augur/application/db/session.py
+++ b/augur/application/db/session.py
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ def insert_data(self, data: Union[List[dict], dict], table, natural_keys: List[s
 
                 except Exception as e:
                     #self.logger.info(e)
-                    if(len(data) == 1):
+                    if len(data) == 1:
                         raise e
                    
                     time.sleep(3)