diff --git a/rpc4django/rpcdispatcher.py b/rpc4django/rpcdispatcher.py
index 9f06fa1..a8ce72f 100644
--- a/rpc4django/rpcdispatcher.py
+++ b/rpc4django/rpcdispatcher.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def register_rpcmethods(self, apps):
             # check each app for any rpcmethods
             try:
                 app = __import__(appname, globals(), locals(), ['*'])
-            except (ImportError, ValueError):
+            except (TypeError, ImportError, ValueError):
                 # import throws ValueError on empty "name"
                 continue