diff --git a/thriftpy/thrift.py b/thriftpy/thrift.py
index 0cf0877..e5599ec 100644
--- a/thriftpy/thrift.py
+++ b/thriftpy/thrift.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def handle_exception(self, e, result):
                 setattr(result, exc_name, e)
                 break
         else:
-            raise e
+            raise
 
     def process(self, iprot, oprot):
         api, seqid, result, call = self.process_in(iprot)