diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
index 204b96033..faa2e8f55 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/connectionmanager.py
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(component.Component):
 
         try:
             gethostbyname(host)
-        except gaierror as ex:
+        except gaierror, ex:
             raise Exception("Host '%s': %s" % (host, ex.args[1]))
 
         # Host isn't in the list, so lets add it
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(component.Component):
 
             try:
                 ip = gethostbyname(host)
-            except gaierror as ex:
+            except gaierror, ex:
                 log.error("Error resolving host %s to ip: %s", host, ex.args[1])
                 continue
 
diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/json_api.py b/deluge/ui/web/json_api.py
index 3be3f2a83..28e177df4 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/json_api.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/json_api.py
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ class WebApi(JSONComponent):
 
         try:
             gethostbyname(host)
-        except gaierror as ex:
+        except gaierror, ex:
             return (False, "Hostname error: %s" % ex.args[1])
 
         try: