diff --git a/gui/qt/console.py b/gui/qt/console.py
index bde05a3df..2b49d93c6 100644
--- a/gui/qt/console.py
+++ b/gui/qt/console.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class Console(QtWidgets.QPlainTextEdit):
                     exec(command, self.namespace, self.namespace)
             except SystemExit:
                 self.close()
-            except Exception:
+            except BaseException:
                 traceback_lines = traceback.format_exc().split('\n')
                 # Remove traceback mentioning this file, and a linebreak
                 for i in (3,2,1,-1):