diff --git a/bgcval2/timeseries/timeseriesAnalysis.py b/bgcval2/timeseries/timeseriesAnalysis.py
index 82fdb4ef..b3db5bd2 100644
--- a/bgcval2/timeseries/timeseriesAnalysis.py
+++ b/bgcval2/timeseries/timeseriesAnalysis.py
@@ -565,7 +565,6 @@ def loadData(self):
 
         ###############
         # load and calculate the real data info
-        try:
         if self.clean:
             print(
                 "timeseriesAnalysis:\t loadData\tUser requested clean run. Wiping old data."