diff --git a/bin/pungi-koji b/bin/pungi-koji
index be3d9aaf..03eb2093 100755
--- a/bin/pungi-koji
+++ b/bin/pungi-koji
@@ -238,11 +238,7 @@ def main():
                       notifier=notifier)
     notifier.compose = compose
     COMPOSE = compose
-    try:
-        run_compose(compose, create_latest_link=create_latest_link, latest_link_status=latest_link_status)
-    except Exception, ex:
-        compose.log_error("Compose run failed: %s" % ex)
-        raise
+    run_compose(compose, create_latest_link=create_latest_link, latest_link_status=latest_link_status)
 
 
 def run_compose(compose, create_latest_link=True, latest_link_status=None):
@@ -455,7 +451,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     except (Exception, KeyboardInterrupt) as ex:
         if COMPOSE:
             tb_path = COMPOSE.paths.log.log_file("global", "traceback")
-            COMPOSE.log_error("Exception: %s" % ex)
+            COMPOSE.log_error("Compose run failed: %s" % ex)
             COMPOSE.log_error("Extended traceback in: %s" % tb_path)
             COMPOSE.log_critical("Compose failed: %s" % COMPOSE.topdir)
             COMPOSE.write_status("DOOMED")
diff --git a/pungi/gather.py b/pungi/gather.py
index 4d155e5b..d6cfa7a0 100644
--- a/pungi/gather.py
+++ b/pungi/gather.py
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ class Pungi(PungiBase):
                         self.add_package(dep, msg)
                         added.add(dep)
 
-            except (yum.Errors.InstallError, yum.Errors.YumBaseError), ex:
+            except (yum.Errors.InstallError, yum.Errors.YumBaseError) as ex:
                 self.logger.warn("Unresolvable dependency %s in %s.%s (repo: %s)" % (r, po.name, po.arch, po.repoid))
                 continue
             self.resolved_deps[req] = None
diff --git a/pungi/util.py b/pungi/util.py
index d25eff71..7fbc2ffb 100644
--- a/pungi/util.py
+++ b/pungi/util.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _link(local, target, logger, force=False):
 
     try:
         os.link(local, target)
-    except OSError, e:
+    except OSError as e:
         if e.errno != 18:  # EXDEV
             logger.error('Got an error linking from cache: %s' % e)
             raise OSError(e)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def _doCheckSum(path, hash, logger):
     # Try to open the file, using binary flag.
     try:
         myfile = open(path, 'rb')
-    except IOError, e:
+    except IOError as e:
         logger.error("Could not open file %s: %s" % (path, e))
         return False