diff --git a/addons/google_calendar/models/google_calendar.py b/addons/google_calendar/models/google_calendar.py
index 5caeaf87e89..b71f93fc87b 100644
--- a/addons/google_calendar/models/google_calendar.py
+++ b/addons/google_calendar/models/google_calendar.py
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ class GoogleCalendar(models.AbstractModel):
                         try:
                             # if already deleted from gmail or never created
                             recs.delete_an_event(current_event[0])
-                        except Exception, e:
+                        except urllib2.HTTPError, e:
                             if e.code in (401, 410,):
                                 pass
                             else: