diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index b9d809122..58ec6d234 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2007-04-27  Brian Matherly  <brian@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/DbLoader.py: Fix exception message.
+
 2007-04-22  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
 	* configure.in: bump to full release of 2.2.7
 	* src/const.py.in: fix 2007 in copyright
diff --git a/gramps2/src/DbLoader.py b/gramps2/src/DbLoader.py
index 9f9f4113f..076aa1864 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/DbLoader.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/DbLoader.py
@@ -462,10 +462,9 @@ class DbLoader:
                       "problem persists, create a new database, import "
                       "from a backup database, and report the problem to "
                       "gramps-bugs@lists.sourceforge.net."))
-        except:
+        except Exception, msg:
                 QuestionDialog.ErrorDialog(
-                    _("Could not open file: %s") % filename,
-                    str(msg[1]))
+                                  _("Could not open file: %s") % filename, msg )
         return True
     
     def open_saved_as(self, filename, filetype):