diff --git a/lib/vsc/utils/fancylogger.py b/lib/vsc/utils/fancylogger.py
index 6908a18b..169678df 100644
--- a/lib/vsc/utils/fancylogger.py
+++ b/lib/vsc/utils/fancylogger.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def _env_to_boolean(varname, default=False):
                 # enable mpi rank when mpi is used
                 FANCYLOG_FANCYRECORD = True
                 DEFAULT_LOGGING_FORMAT = DEFAULT_LOGGING_FORMAT_MPI
-    except ImportError:
+    except Exception:
         pass