diff --git a/models/sk_mnist/train/create_model.py b/models/sk_mnist/train/create_model.py
index 42f163d..1edc3a1 100644
--- a/models/sk_mnist/train/create_model.py
+++ b/models/sk_mnist/train/create_model.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         mnist = fetch_mldata('MNIST original')
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as ex:
+    except:
         print("Could not download MNIST data from mldata.org, trying alternative...")
 
         # Alternative method to load MNIST, if mldata.org is down