diff --git a/git_command.py b/git_command.py
index 82709b9..a40e6c0 100644
--- a/git_command.py
+++ b/git_command.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
                            stdin = stdin,
                            stdout = stdout,
                            stderr = stderr)
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
       raise GitError('%s: %s' % (command[1], e))
 
     if ssh_proxy: