diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index d8aa7b6c..887d780f 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@ def hash_file(filepath, chunk_size=65536):
                 break
             sha256.update(data)
     return sha256.hexdigest()
-    return sha256.hexdigest()
 
 
-def log_task_progress(task_id, step_name, status, message=None, file_id=None):
+
 def log_task_progress(task_id, step_name, status, message=None, file_id=None):
     """
     Logs the progress of a Celery task to the database.