diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 11373745b..bac09cb0a 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 repos:
 - repo: https://github.com/ambv/black
-  rev: 20.8b1
+  rev: 22.3.0
   hooks:
   - id: black
     types: [python]
diff --git a/client/clip_client/client.py b/client/clip_client/client.py
index f64cd5c0b..9436f25d4 100644
--- a/client/clip_client/client.py
+++ b/client/clip_client/client.py
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ def __init__(self, server: str):
             r = urlparse(server)
             _port = r.port
             _scheme = r.scheme
-            if not _port:
-                raise
             if not _scheme:
                 raise
         except: