diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
index bb6fbcf90..a21fce352 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/listview.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class ListView:
             state_file = open(os.path.join(config_location, filename), "rb")
             state = cPickle.load(state_file)
             state_file.close()
-        except IOError:
+        except IOError, e:
             log.warning("Unable to load state file: %s", e)
         
         # Keep the state in self.state so we can access it as we add new columns