1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/message.py b/synapse/handlers/message.py
index 28792788d9..21f1717dd2 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/message.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/message.py
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         try:
             dump = ujson.dumps(unfreeze(event.content))
             ujson.loads(dump)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to encode content: %r", event.content)
             raise