diff --git a/syncpackage b/syncpackage
index b024e76..4008747 100755
--- a/syncpackage
+++ b/syncpackage
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ def is_blocklisted(query):
         try:
             with urllib.request.urlopen(url) as f:
                 cached_sync_blocklist = f.read().decode("utf-8")
-        except:
+        except OSError:
             print("WARNING: unable to download the sync blocklist. Erring on the side of caution.")
             return ("ALWAYS", "INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to fetch sync blocklist")