diff --git a/gajim/advanced_configuration_window.py b/gajim/advanced_configuration_window.py
index f0a58aff2..beff22016 100644
--- a/gajim/advanced_configuration_window.py
+++ b/gajim/advanced_configuration_window.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class AdvancedConfigurationWindow:
                     else:
                         try:
                             value = str(option)
-                        except:
+                        except Exception:
                             value = option
                 self.model.append(parent, [name, value, type_])
 
diff --git a/gajim/common/jingle_rtp.py b/gajim/common/jingle_rtp.py
index 3eb3f211c..3bbaa7f2c 100644
--- a/gajim/common/jingle_rtp.py
+++ b/gajim/common/jingle_rtp.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class JingleVideo(JingleRTPContent):
             framerate = ''
         try:
             w, h = app.config.get('video_size').split('x')
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             w = h = None
         if w and h:
             video_size = 'video/x-raw,width=%s,height=%s ! ' % (w, h)
diff --git a/gajim/common/jingle_xtls.py b/gajim/common/jingle_xtls.py
index 7c61f36a4..2db8ae273 100644
--- a/gajim/common/jingle_xtls.py
+++ b/gajim/common/jingle_xtls.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def load_cert_file(cert_path, cert_store=None):
             except OpenSSL.crypto.Error as exception_obj:
                 log.warning('Unable to load a certificate from file %s: %s',
                             cert_path, exception_obj.args[0][0][2])
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 log.warning('Unknown error while loading certificate from file '
                             '%s', cert_path)
             begin = -1
diff --git a/gajim/common/modules/dataforms.py b/gajim/common/modules/dataforms.py
index 164854958..939ce5788 100644
--- a/gajim/common/modules/dataforms.py
+++ b/gajim/common/modules/dataforms.py
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ class MultipleDataForm(DataForm):
 #    def reported(self, record):
 #        try:
 #            self.delChild('reported')
-#        except:
+#        except Exception:
 #            pass
 #
 #        record.setName('reported')
diff --git a/gajim/common/protocol/bytestream.py b/gajim/common/protocol/bytestream.py
index a1b48ea4e..5a84dfd0f 100644
--- a/gajim/common/protocol/bytestream.py
+++ b/gajim/common/protocol/bytestream.py
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class ConnectionIBBytestream(ConnectionBytestream):
         file_props = FilesProp.getFilePropByTransportSid(self.name, sid)
         try:
             blocksize = int(blocksize)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             err = nbxmpp.ERR_BAD_REQUEST
         if not sid or not blocksize:
             err = nbxmpp.ERR_BAD_REQUEST
diff --git a/gajim/dev/ipython_view.py b/gajim/dev/ipython_view.py
index f91b899a3..1161e5e71 100644
--- a/gajim/dev/ipython_view.py
+++ b/gajim/dev/ipython_view.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class IterableIPShell:
         if self.iter_more:
             try:
                 self.prompt = self.generatePrompt(True)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 self.IP.showtraceback()
             if self.IP.autoindent:
                 self.IP.rl_do_indent = True
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class IterableIPShell:
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             self.IP.write('\nKeyboardInterrupt\n')
             self.IP.input_splitter.reset()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             self.IP.showtraceback()
         else:
             self.IP.input_splitter.push(line)
diff --git a/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py b/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
index 4b18623bd..a1ba27af4 100644
--- a/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
+++ b/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
 try:
     from PIL import Image
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 from io import BytesIO
 
diff --git a/gajim/gui_interface.py b/gajim/gui_interface.py
index 5b4517c67..3eba193b0 100644
--- a/gajim/gui_interface.py
+++ b/gajim/gui_interface.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import OpenSSL
 
 try:
     from PIL import Image
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 
 from gajim.common import app
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ class Interface:
         h = Hashes2()
         try:
             file_ = open(file_props.file_name, 'rb')
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return
         hash_ = h.calculateHash(file_props.algo, file_)
         file_.close()
diff --git a/gajim/htmltextview.py b/gajim/htmltextview.py
index bb0038640..c4e4f71e8 100644
--- a/gajim/htmltextview.py
+++ b/gajim/htmltextview.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class HtmlHandler(xml.sax.handler.ContentHandler):
         def get_val(min_val=minl, max_val=maxl):
             try:
                 val = float(value[:-2])
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 log.warning('Unable to parse length value "%s"', value)
                 return None
             if val > 0:
diff --git a/gajim/plugins/gajimplugin.py b/gajim/plugins/gajimplugin.py
index 549ea938b..3a5d4fff5 100644
--- a/gajim/plugins/gajimplugin.py
+++ b/gajim/plugins/gajimplugin.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class GajimPluginConfig():
             try:
                 self.data = pickle.load(fd)
                 fd.close()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 fd.close()
                 try:
                     import shelve
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class GajimPluginConfig():
                         raise GajimPluginException
                     s.close()
                     self.save()
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     log.warning('%s plugin config file not readable. Saving it as '
                         '%s and creating a new one' % (self.plugin.short_name,
                         self.FILE_PATH.decode(locale.getpreferredencoding()) + '.bak'))
diff --git a/plugins/dbus_plugin/plugin.py b/plugins/dbus_plugin/plugin.py
index 2d20301a2..90fd5090f 100644
--- a/plugins/dbus_plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/dbus_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ if dbus_support.supported:
                 jid = self._get_real_jid(jid, account)
                 try:
                     jid = helpers.parse_jid(jid)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     # Jid is not conform, ignore it
                     return DBUS_BOOLEAN(False)