diff --git a/src/network_engine.cpp b/src/network_engine.cpp
index e812f3cd52510b661c9ae86f146521d7f876f0f0..50f808fdb0f018793097ed0cd0021b84205e8f8d 100644
--- a/src/network_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/network_engine.cpp
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ NetworkEngine::requestStep(Sp<Request> sreq)
     }
     // UDP
     std::weak_ptr<Request> wreq = sreq;
-    auto err = send(req.msg, 0, node, [this,wreq](int status) {
+    send(req.msg, 0, node, [this,wreq](int status) {
         if (auto req = wreq.lock()) {
             if (status >= 0) {
                 ++req->attempt_count;