diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
index d41ccb509..6a03d1a34 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/reasoner/SimpleReasoner.java
@@ -1344,9 +1344,9 @@ public class SimpleReasoner extends StatementListener {
 					     }	
 					     break;
 				}
-			} catch (Throwable t) {
+			} catch (Exception e) {
 				log.error("Exception while processing " + (op == ModelUpdate.Operation.ADD ? "an added" : "a removed") + 
-						" statement in SimpleReasoner plugin:" + plugin.getClass().getName() + " -- " + t.getMessage());
+						" statement in SimpleReasoner plugin:" + plugin.getClass().getName() + " -- " + e.getMessage());
 			}
 		}
 	}