diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
index c34d4c02..aca2808a 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/IMAP.py
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ def _fetch_from_imap(self, uids, retry_num=1):
                                   exc_info()[2],
                                   "While fetching msg %r in folder %r."
                                   " Query: %s Retrying (%d/%d)" % (
-                                      e, uids, self.name, query,
+                                      uids, self.name, query,
                                       retry_num - fails_left, retry_num))
                     # Release dropped connection, and get a new one.
                     self.imapserver.releaseconnection(imapobj, True)