diff --git a/backends/python/server/text_embeddings_server/utils/device.py b/backends/python/server/text_embeddings_server/utils/device.py
index 3f3b04dd7..dd59b5db6 100644
--- a/backends/python/server/text_embeddings_server/utils/device.py
+++ b/backends/python/server/text_embeddings_server/utils/device.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def is_hpu() -> bool:
     is_hpu_available = True
     try:
         subprocess.run(["hl-smi"], capture_output=True, check=True)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         is_hpu_available = False
     return is_hpu_available