diff --git a/src/helper_search.py b/src/helper_search.py
index 2217974f..b3d4f923 100644
--- a/src/helper_search.py
+++ b/src/helper_search.py
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 from helper_sql import *
 
 try:
-    from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
+    from PyQt4 import QtGui
     haveQt = True
-except:
+except Exception:
     haveQt = False
 
 def search_translate (context, text):