diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
index bd4479fc59e..b0cf050c08c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/ec2.py
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ def ec2_connect(module):
     if region:
         try:
             ec2 = connect_to_aws(boto.ec2, region, **boto_params)
-        except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, AnsibleAWSError), e:
+        except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, AnsibleAWSError) as e:
             module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
     # Otherwise, no region so we fallback to the old connection method
     elif ec2_url:
         try:
             ec2 = boto.connect_ec2_endpoint(ec2_url, **boto_params)
-        except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, AnsibleAWSError), e:
+        except (boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, AnsibleAWSError) as e:
             module.fail_json(msg=str(e))
     else:
         module.fail_json(msg="Either region or ec2_url must be specified")