diff --git a/.ruff.toml b/.ruff.toml
index 2629a6b0..c7e7ce97 100644
--- a/.ruff.toml
+++ b/.ruff.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [lint]
-extend-select = ["B", "I", "PGH", "UP"]
+extend-select = ["B", "I", "PGH", "TRY", "UP"]
+ignore = ["TRY003"]
 
 [lint.isort]
 known-third-party = ["tests"]
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index bcdd000b..34dbc5bd 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ def utf8_available():
     try:
         locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'C.UTF-8')
         locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, (None, None))
-        return True
     except locale.Error:  # pragma: no cover
         return False
+    else:
+        return True
 
 
 def setUpModule():
diff --git a/yamllint/__main__.py b/yamllint/__main__.py
index bc16534e..529ac744 100644
--- a/yamllint/__main__.py
+++ b/yamllint/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Adrien Vergé
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
 from yamllint.cli import run
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py b/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
index 5bfbd7a7..b38f6edf 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/quoted_strings.py
@@ -216,12 +216,13 @@ def _quotes_are_needed(string, is_inside_a_flow):
         loader.get_token()
     try:
         a, b = loader.get_token(), loader.get_token()
+    except yaml.scanner.ScannerError:
+        return True
+    else:
         if (isinstance(a, yaml.ScalarToken) and a.style is None and
                 isinstance(b, yaml.BlockEndToken) and a.value == string):
             return False
         return True
-    except yaml.scanner.ScannerError:
-        return True
 
 
 def _has_quoted_quotes(token):