diff --git a/gramps/grampsapp.py b/gramps/grampsapp.py
index 3c61fd2d2..07dc53544 100644
--- a/gramps/grampsapp.py
+++ b/gramps/grampsapp.py
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ def show_settings():
 
     except ImportError:
         gexiv2_str = 'not found'
+    except ValueError:
+        gexiv2_str = 'not new enough'
 
     try:
         import PyICU
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gramplet.gpr.py b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gramplet.gpr.py
index e935e3f58..1f46a3946 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gramplet.gpr.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/gramplet/gramplet.gpr.py
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ try:
         available = True
     else:
         available = False
-except ImportError:
+except (ImportError, ValueError):
     available = False
 
 if available: