diff --git a/django_website/aggregator/management/commands/mark_defunct_feeds.py b/django_website/aggregator/management/commands/mark_defunct_feeds.py
index 20829cf8d..ba57a9e53 100644
--- a/django_website/aggregator/management/commands/mark_defunct_feeds.py
+++ b/django_website/aggregator/management/commands/mark_defunct_feeds.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import socket
 import urllib2
+import httplib
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 from django_website.aggregator.models import Feed
 
@@ -10,8 +11,9 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
     def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
         for f in Feed.objects.filter(is_defunct=False):
             try:
-                r = urllib2.urlopen(f.feed_url, timeout=15)
-            except (urllib2.HTTPError, urllib2.URLError, socket.timeout), e:
+                urllib2.urlopen(f.feed_url, timeout=15)
+            except (urllib2.HTTPError, urllib2.URLError, httplib.HTTPException, 
+                    socket.timeout), e:
                 print "%s on '%s'; marking defunct" % (e, f)
                 f.is_defunct = True
                 f.save()
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