diff --git a/src/interface.py b/src/interface.py
index a9c00d93f..a928b5339 100644
--- a/src/interface.py
+++ b/src/interface.py
@@ -1098,15 +1098,15 @@ of Deluge.  Would you like to be taken to our download site?"))
     ## Call via a timer to update the interface
     def update(self):
         if self.config.get("autoload") and self.config.get("default_autoload_path"):
-            for filename in os.listdir(self.config.get("default_autoload_path")):
-                if filename[-len(".torrent"):].lower() == ".torrent":
-                    try:
+            try:
+                for filename in os.listdir(self.config.get("default_autoload_path")):
+                    if filename[-len(".torrent"):].lower() == ".torrent":
                         self.interactive_add_torrent_path(os.path.join(\
                         self.config.get("default_autoload_path"), filename), \
                         self.config.get("default_download_path"))
                         os.remove(os.path.join(self.config.get("default_autoload_path"), filename))
-                    except:
-                        pass
+            except:
+                pass
         # Handle the events
         self.manager.handle_events()