diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c98f27a6..48747b41 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ repos:
       args: [-i]
       exclude: .pre-commit-config.yaml  # avoid false +ve
 
+    - id: style_1
+      name: check for 'as exc:' (should be 'as err:')
+      entry: ' as exc:'
+      language: pygrep
+      args: [-i]
+      exclude: .pre-commit-config.yaml  # avoid false +ve
+
     # - id: private imports
     #   name: check private imports
     #   entry: 'from .* import _.*'
diff --git a/src/evohomeasync2/client.py b/src/evohomeasync2/client.py
index 67817523..b9436913 100644
--- a/src/evohomeasync2/client.py
+++ b/src/evohomeasync2/client.py
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     try:
         cli(obj={})  # default for ctx.obj is None
 
-    except click.ClickException as exc:
-        print(f"Error: {exc}")
+    except click.ClickException as err:
+        print(f"Error: {err}")
         sys.exit(-1)