diff --git a/lib/assemblers/base.py b/lib/assemblers/base.py
index 07eed88..009ef7c 100644
--- a/lib/assemblers/base.py
+++ b/lib/assemblers/base.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def output_assembled_contig(output_file, contig):
             seq = bio.reverse_complement(seq)
             suffix = '_REV'
 
-        header = '>{}_{}_{} iteration={} contig_id={} score={}'.format(
+        header = '{}_{}_{} iteration={} contig_id={} score={}'.format(
             contig['iteration'], contig['contig_id'], suffix,
             contig['iteration'], contig['contig_id'], contig['bit_score'])
 
diff --git a/lib/core_atram.py b/lib/core_atram.py
index b1c45cd..d24dcd2 100644
--- a/lib/core_atram.py
+++ b/lib/core_atram.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def assemble(args):
                         assembly_loop(args, assembler, blast_db, query)
                     except (TimeoutError, RuntimeError):
                         pass
-                    except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                    except Exception as err:
                         log.error('Exception: {}'.format(err))
                     finally:
                         assembler.write_final_output(blast_db, query)