diff --git a/gui/wxpython/core/utils.py b/gui/wxpython/core/utils.py
index facd82156d7..4be6c18e2a2 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/core/utils.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/core/utils.py
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ def _getOGRFormats():
     """Get dictionary of available OGR drivers"""
     try:
         ret = grass.read_command("v.in.ogr", quiet=True, flags="f")
-    except Exception:
+    except grass.CalledModuleError:
         ret = None
 
     return _parseFormats(ret), _parseFormats(ret, writableOnly=True)