diff --git a/openboxlogout/openboxlogout.py b/openboxlogout/openboxlogout.py
index 3642b5c..4ff2087 100644
--- a/openboxlogout/openboxlogout.py
+++ b/openboxlogout/openboxlogout.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class OpenboxLogout():
         # Set background color
         try:  
             self.bgcolor = gtk.gdk.Color(self.parser.get("looks", "bgcolor"))
-        except ValueError:
+        except:
             self.logger.warning(_("Color %s is not a valid color, defaulting to black") % self.parser.get("looks", "bgcolor"))
             self.bgcolor = gtk.gdk.Color("black")