diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
index faf5b178f..50f0cb209 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/standarddir.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def _from_args(typ, args):
 
         try:
             suffix = basedir_suffix[typ]
-        except KeyError:
+        except KeyError:  # pragma: no cover
             return (False, None)
         return (True, os.path.join(basedir, suffix))