diff --git a/demos/demo.py b/demos/demo.py
index e5efc94..8b496d8 100755
--- a/demos/demo.py
+++ b/demos/demo.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def agent_auth(transport, username):
             transport.auth_publickey(username, key)
             print '... success!'
             return
-        except SSHException:
+        except paramiko.SSHException:
             print '... nope.'
 
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ try:
     t = paramiko.Transport(sock)
     try:
         t.start_client()
-    except SSHException:
+    except paramiko.SSHException:
         print '*** SSH negotiation failed.'
         sys.exit(1)
 
diff --git a/demos/demo_server.py b/demos/demo_server.py
index b1e66c3..345a12f 100644
--- a/demos/demo_server.py
+++ b/demos/demo_server.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ try:
     server = Server()
     try:
         t.start_server(server=server)
-    except SSHException, x:
+    except paramiko.SSHException, x:
         print '*** SSH negotiation failed.'
         sys.exit(1)