diff --git a/pym/consolegui/application/mainframe.py b/pym/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
index 5e2740e..029478c 100644
--- a/pym/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
+++ b/pym/consolegui/application/mainframe.py
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ class MainFrame(qt.QWidget):
                                           brief=brief)
             view_method = self.ClientObj.client.service[0][view_name]
             view = view_method(int(self.ClientObj.sid), view_params)
-        except urllib2.URLError is e:
+        except urllib2.URLError as e:
             _print('_view in mainframe Exception')
             return 1
         self.ClientObj.param_objects[self.method_name]['step'] = step