diff --git a/gitdb/db/ref.py b/gitdb/db/ref.py
index 60004a7..0a28b9e 100644
--- a/gitdb/db/ref.py
+++ b/gitdb/db/ref.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def _update_dbs_from_ref_file(self):
                     db.databases()
                 # END verification
                 self._dbs.append(db)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 # ignore invalid paths or issues
                 pass
         # END for each path to add