diff --git a/shreddit.py b/shreddit.py
index 85360a6..9bfac86 100755
--- a/shreddit.py
+++ b/shreddit.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
             def get_sentence():
                 return ' '.join(words[:randint(50, 150)])
-        except FileNotFoundError:
+        except IOError:
             def get_sentence():
                 return '''I have been Shreddited for privacy!\n\n\
                         https://github.com/x89/Shreddit/'''