diff --git a/pycodestyle.py b/pycodestyle.py
index 868e79d5..eea27fbe 100755
--- a/pycodestyle.py
+++ b/pycodestyle.py
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ def bare_except(logical_line, noqa):
 
     Okay: except Exception:
     Okay: except BaseException:
-    E722: except:
+    E722: except Exception:
     """
     if noqa:
         return
diff --git a/testing/data/E72.py b/testing/data/E72.py
index 5d1046cb..6275e1ee 100644
--- a/testing/data/E72.py
+++ b/testing/data/E72.py
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ def func_histype(a, b, c):
 #: E722
 try:
     pass
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 #: E722
 try:
     pass
 except Exception:
     pass
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 #: E722 E203 E271
 try:
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def func_histype(a, b, c):
 fake_code = """"
 try:
     do_something()
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 """
 try:
diff --git a/testing/data/E90.py b/testing/data/E90.py
index e0a10d04..ae71817d 100644
--- a/testing/data/E90.py
+++ b/testing/data/E90.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 while True:
     try:
 	    pass
-	except:
+	except Exception:
 		print 'Whoops'
 #: Okay