diff --git a/config/configuration.rb b/config/configuration.rb
index 8627f28e..7bdaa48f 100644
--- a/config/configuration.rb
+++ b/config/configuration.rb
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ class << self
     attr_accessor :default_polling_interval, :disable_build_now, :email_from,
                   :dashboard_refresh_interval, :serialize_builds,
                   :serialized_build_timeout, :git_load_new_changesets_timeout
-    attr_writer :build_request_checking_interval
     attr_reader :dashboard_url
 
     # non-published configuration options (obscure stuff, mostly useful for http://cruisecontrolrb.thoughtworks.com)
-    attr_accessor :sleep_after_build_loop_error, :default_page
+    attr_accessor :default_page
+    attr_writer :build_request_checking_interval, :sleep_after_build_loop_error
 
     def dashboard_url=(value)
       @dashboard_url = remove_trailing_slash(value)
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ def projects_directory=(value)
             "To configure this, set the CRUISE_DATA_ROOT environment variable"
     end
     
+    def sleep_after_build_loop_error
+      @sleep_after_build_loop_error #.to_i
+    end
+
     def build_request_checking_interval
       @build_request_checking_interval.to_i
     end
diff --git a/lib/source_control/git.rb b/lib/source_control/git.rb
index 89d41ac8..460d4837 100644
--- a/lib/source_control/git.rb
+++ b/lib/source_control/git.rb
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ def load_new_changesets_from_origin
       end
     rescue Timeout::Error => e
       raise BuilderError.new("Timeout in 'git fetch origin'")
-    rescue Exception => e
-      raise e if e.class == BuilderError
-      raise BuilderError.new("Exception while Git was loading new changesets from origin.  #{e.class}: #{e.message}")
     end
 
     def git(operation, arguments = [], options = {}, &block)