diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
index c9c2166f..c44339f8 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/__init__.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ import time
 import os
 import hashlib
 from pyelliptic.openssl import OpenSSL
-import pickle
 import platform
 import textwrap
 import debug
diff --git a/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py b/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
index 5045d43b..91cd660a 100644
--- a/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
+++ b/src/class_outgoingSynSender.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class outgoingSynSender(threading.Thread, StoppableThread):
                 with knownnodes.knownNodesLock:
                     try:
                         del knownnodes.knownNodes[self.streamNumber][peer]
-                    except:
+                    except KeyError:
                         pass
                 logger.debug('deleting ' + str(peer) + ' from knownnodes.knownNodes because it caused a socks.socksocket exception. We must not be 64-bit compatible.')
                 continue