diff --git a/DrBotIRC.py b/DrBotIRC.py
index 150f773..71fda73 100644
--- a/DrBotIRC.py
+++ b/DrBotIRC.py
@@ -205,10 +205,8 @@ class DrBotIRC(irclib.IRC):
                 if handler[1](connection, event) == "NO MORE":
                     return
             except Exception as e:
-                exc_type, exc_value, exc_traceback = sys.exc_info()
                 self.log.error("exception floated up to DrBotIrc!")
-                self.log.error(exc_type + ": " + exc_value)
-                self.log.error(exc_traceback)
+                self.log.exception(e)
 
     def xmlrpc_register_function(self, func, name):
         """Add a method to the XML-RPC interface."""