diff --git a/saved_search/groupsearch.py b/saved_search/groupsearch.py
index 9af0715..63b1e87 100644
--- a/saved_search/groupsearch.py
+++ b/saved_search/groupsearch.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ def search(self, query_string, sort_by=None, start_offset=0, end_offset=None,
 
         try:
             raw_results = self.conn.search(query_string, **kwargs)
-        except (IOError, SolrError), e:
+        except (IOError, SolrError) as e:
             if not self.silently_fail:
                 raise