diff --git a/src/Pyro/protocol.py b/src/Pyro/protocol.py
index b509573..87a1d3e 100644
--- a/src/Pyro/protocol.py
+++ b/src/Pyro/protocol.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def bindToURI(self,URI):
 						raise ConnectionDeniedError('invalid response')
 			except socket.error:
 				Log.msg('PYROAdapter','connection failed to URI',str(URI))
-				raise ProtocolError('connection failed')
+				raise ProtocolError('Could not connect to mallory instance.')
 		finally:
 			self.lock.release()
 
diff --git a/src/gui/guimain.py b/src/gui/guimain.py
index bdffb8f..ee38a02 100644
--- a/src/gui/guimain.py
+++ b/src/gui/guimain.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def check_for_de(self):
            
         eventcnt = 0
         while True:
-            try:
+            # try:
                 eventlist = self.remote_debugger.getdebugq()
                  
                 # Currently only handling one selection 
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ def check_for_de(self):
                     #self.curdebugevent = next_unsent
                     self.send_cur_de(next_unsent)
                 
-            except:
-                print "[*] MalloryGui: check_for_de: exception in de check loop"
-                print sys.exc_info()
-                traceback.print_exc()
+            # except:
+            #     print "[*] MalloryGui: check_for_de: exception in de check loop"
+            #     print sys.exc_info()
+            #     traceback.print_exc()
          
 class StreamListDelegate(QtGui.QItemDelegate):
     def __init__(self, parent, model):