diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index 9aa96f20fc..fbe20807ce 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ class TestRunner:
             self.output(1, "Creating test database")
             try:
                 cursor.execute("CREATE DATABASE %s" % TEST_DATABASE_NAME)
-            except Exception, e:
-                self.output(0, "There was an error creating the test database:%s " % str(e))
+            except:
                 confirm = raw_input("The test database, %s, already exists. Type 'yes' to delete it, or 'no' to cancel: " % TEST_DATABASE_NAME)
                 if confirm == 'yes':
                     cursor.execute("DROP DATABASE %s" % TEST_DATABASE_NAME)