diff --git a/bitsharesbase/memo.py b/bitsharesbase/memo.py
index d75fa9f9bd24019a11b2ead1dba222f82f1f75ec..df8f584ac5fd41b37aae65e6f2ced9d9f49d8272 100644
--- a/bitsharesbase/memo.py
+++ b/bitsharesbase/memo.py
@@ -114,5 +114,5 @@ def decode_memo(priv, pub, nonce, message):
     message = cleartext[4:]
     try:
         return _unpad(message.decode('utf8'), 16)
-    except:
+    except Exception as e:
         raise ValueError(message)