diff --git a/src/blacksmith/middleware/_async/http_cache.py b/src/blacksmith/middleware/_async/http_cache.py
index b2344c38..559410d0 100644
--- a/src/blacksmith/middleware/_async/http_cache.py
+++ b/src/blacksmith/middleware/_async/http_cache.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ def __init__(
     async def initialize(self) -> None:
         try:
             await self._cache.initialize()
-        except AttributeError:  # coverage-ignore
+        except AttributeError:  # coverage: ignore
             # the redis sync version does not implement this method
-            pass
+            ...
 
     async def cache_response(
         self,
diff --git a/src/blacksmith/middleware/_sync/http_cache.py b/src/blacksmith/middleware/_sync/http_cache.py
index 427b9027..de1c7ef2 100644
--- a/src/blacksmith/middleware/_sync/http_cache.py
+++ b/src/blacksmith/middleware/_sync/http_cache.py
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ def __init__(
     def initialize(self) -> None:
         try:
             self._cache.initialize()
-        except AttributeError:  # coverage-ignore
+        except AttributeError:  # coverage: ignore
             # the redis sync version does not implement this method
-            pass
+            ...
 
     def cache_response(
         self,