diff --git a/blogthon.cgi b/blogthon.cgi
index b1777b0..d7730ee 100755
--- a/blogthon.cgi
+++ b/blogthon.cgi
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import re
 
 # Backward compatibilty to python2
 try:
-    import configparser
-except:
-    import ConfigParser
+    import configparser as configparser
+except ImportError:
+    import ConfigParser as configparser
 
 from cgi import FieldStorage
 from smtplib import SMTP
@@ -77,10 +77,7 @@ def document_header(string):
         print("<rss version=\"2.0\">")
 
 # Parse configuration (with backward compatibilty)
-try:
-    configuration = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
-except:
-    configuration = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
+configuration = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
 
 for config in ["../blogthonrc", "../.blogthonrc", "configuration"]:
     if os.path.exists(config):
@@ -117,9 +114,6 @@ try:
     feed_preview = configuration.get("feed", "feed_preview")
 except configparser.Error as error:
     errorpage(str(error))
-# And for backward compatibility
-except ConfigParser.Error as error:
-    errorpage(str(error))
 
 if not re.match("^http:\/\/.*$", blog_url):
     blog_url = "http://" + blog_url