diff --git a/scripts/mk_genfile_common.py b/scripts/mk_genfile_common.py
index cc2550e44..c42eaf86d 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_genfile_common.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_genfile_common.py
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ def mk_install_tactic_cpp_internal(h_files_full_path, path):
                             _logger.error("Failed processing ADD_PROBE command at '{}'\n{}".format(
                                 fullname, line))
                             raise e
-        except e:
+        except Exception as e:
            _loggeer.error("Failed to read file {}\n".format(h_file))
            raise e
     # First pass will just generate the tactic factories