diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 6bf742f55..1fcce9ae8 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ sipwise/rtpengine-flags-for-everything.patch
 sipwise/pv_headers-full-rework.patch
 sipwise/pua_dialoginfo-refresh_pubruri_avps_flag.patch
 sipwise/pua_dialoginfo-local_identity_dlg_var.patch
+sipwise/dbtextdb_fix_exception_handling
 #
 ### Don't just put stuff in any order
 ### use gbp pq import/export tooling to help maintain patches
diff --git a/debian/patches/sipwise/dbtextdb_fix_exception_handling b/debian/patches/sipwise/dbtextdb_fix_exception_handling
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cbe742cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/sipwise/dbtextdb_fix_exception_handling
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--- a/utils/kamctl/dbtextdb/dbtextdb.py
++++ b/utils/kamctl/dbtextdb/dbtextdb.py
+@@ -993,12 +993,12 @@
+             try:
+                 if val:
+                     val = eval(val)
+-            except (NameError, e):
++            except NameError as e:
+                 raise ExecuteError('Failed to parse %s in %s '
+                                    '(unable to convert to type %s): %s' %
+                                    (col, self.table, self.header[col]['type'],
+                                     e))
+-            except (SyntaxError, e):
++            except SyntaxError as e:
+                 raise ExecuteError('Failed to parse %s in %s '
+                                    '(unable to convert to type %s): %s' %
+                                    (col, self.table, self.header[col]['type'],
+@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@
+             # save a copy of the data before modifying
+             self.orig_data = self.data[:]
+ 
+-        except (IOError, e):
++        except IOError as e:
+             raise ExecuteError('Unable to open table %s: %s' % (self.table, e))
+ 
+         Debug('Header is: %s' % self.header)
+@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@
+                     print('Updated %s, rows affected: %d' % (conn.table, row))
+                 else:
+                     print(row)
+-    except (Error, e):
++    except Error as e:
+         print(e)
+         sys.exit(1)
+