diff --git a/socketIO_client/__init__.py b/socketIO_client/__init__.py
index 2e56665..82c5e51 100644
--- a/socketIO_client/__init__.py
+++ b/socketIO_client/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import time
 from collections import namedtuple
 try:
 	from urlparse import urlparse
-except:
+except ImportError:
 	from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from .exceptions import ConnectionError, TimeoutError, PacketError
diff --git a/socketIO_client/transports.py b/socketIO_client/transports.py
index e43e644..c522666 100644
--- a/socketIO_client/transports.py
+++ b/socketIO_client/transports.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import time
 import websocket
 try:
 	from itertools import izip
-except:
+except ImportError:
 	izip = zip
 
 from .exceptions import SocketIOError, ConnectionError, TimeoutError