diff --git a/cpp/arcticdb/storage/python_bindings.cpp b/cpp/arcticdb/storage/python_bindings.cpp
index 2de02a2a14e..80f51ddf581 100644
--- a/cpp/arcticdb/storage/python_bindings.cpp
+++ b/cpp/arcticdb/storage/python_bindings.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void register_bindings(py::module& storage, py::exception<arcticdb::ArcticExcept
                 return py::make_tuple(settings.aws_auth(), settings.aws_profile());
             },
             [](py::tuple t) {
-                util::raise_rte(t.size() != 2, "Invalid S3Settings pickle objects");
+                util::check(t.size() != 2, "Invalid S3Settings pickle objects");
                 s3::S3Settings settings(t[static_cast<uint32_t>(S3SettingsPickleOrder::AWS_AUTH)].cast<s3::AWSAuthMethod>(), t[static_cast<uint32_t>(S3SettingsPickleOrder::AWS_PROFILE)].cast<std::string>());
                 return settings;
             }