diff --git a/lib/base_crash_reporter.py b/lib/base_crash_reporter.py
index 195692a27..fc30faf38 100644
--- a/lib/base_crash_reporter.py
+++ b/lib/base_crash_reporter.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class BaseCrashReporter(object):
     def send_report(self, endpoint="/crash"):
         if constants.net.GENESIS[-4:] not in ["4943", "e26f"] and ".electrum.org" in BaseCrashReporter.report_server:
             # Gah! Some kind of altcoin wants to send us crash reports.
-            raise BaseException(_("Missing report URL."))
+            raise Exception(_("Missing report URL."))
         report = self.get_traceback_info()
         report.update(self.get_additional_info())
         report = json.dumps(report)