1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/events/spamcheck.py b/synapse/events/spamcheck.py
index dccc579eac..633e068eb8 100644
--- a/synapse/events/spamcheck.py
+++ b/synapse/events/spamcheck.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class SpamChecker(object):
         config = None
         try:
             module, config = hs.config.spam_checker
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         if module is not None: