diff --git a/party.py b/party.py
index 58ac835148..6e9ed27b70 100644
--- a/party.py
+++ b/party.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ class CheckVIES(Wizard):
                             or e.faultstring.find('SERVER_BUSY'):
                         self.raise_user_error(cursor, 'vies_unavailable',
                                 context=context)
-                raise e
+                raise
         return res
 
 CheckVIES()