diff --git a/curses/wicd-curses.py b/curses/wicd-curses.py
index 659b880..84fbdc9 100755
--- a/curses/wicd-curses.py
+++ b/curses/wicd-curses.py
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ setup_dbus()
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         parser = OptionParser(version="wicd-curses-%s (using wicd %s)" % (CURSES_REV,daemon.Hello()))
-    except Exception as e:
+    except Exception, e:
         if "DBus.Error.AccessDenied" in e.get_dbus_name():
             print language['access_denied_wc'].replace('$A','\033[1;34m'+wpath.wicd_group+'\033[0m')
             sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/wicd/wicd-client.py b/wicd/wicd-client.py
index c7b9114..6cc453b 100755
--- a/wicd/wicd-client.py
+++ b/wicd/wicd-client.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def catchdbus(func):
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         try:
             return func(*args, **kwargs)
-        except DBusException as e:
+        except DBusException, e:
             if e.get_dbus_name() != None and "DBus.Error.AccessDenied" in e.get_dbus_name():
                 error(None, language['access_denied'])
                 #raise