diff --git a/kms/kmspeers.go b/kms/kmspeers.go
index 91a511c3d926548be01344e1894b088178042f78..1b27e7352c41efd554f42fb85bbad7cc29f4ce7b 100644
--- a/kms/kmspeers.go
+++ b/kms/kmspeers.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (ph *kmsPeer) PeerHandler(kmsName string) {
 		// Contact the server and print out its response.
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
-		r, err := c.ETSICapabilities(ctx, &pb.ETSICapabilitiesRequest{MyKmsName: kmsName})
+		_, err := c.ETSICapabilities(ctx, &pb.ETSICapabilitiesRequest{MyKmsName: kmsName})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("could not greet: %v", err)
 			ph.peerStatus = kmsPeerDown