diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
index 83a6445374..d4d950e924 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/web_infrastructure/htpasswd.py
@@ -251,7 +251,8 @@ def main():
 
         check_file_attrs(module, changed, msg)
         module.exit_json(msg=msg, changed=changed)
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception:
+        e = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg=str(e))