diff --git a/gradio/utils.py b/gradio/utils.py
index 4ec7f5c2b72ef..064b871a88bd3 100644
--- a/gradio/utils.py
+++ b/gradio/utils.py
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ def get_class_that_defined_method(meth: Callable):
 def highlight_code(code, name, attrs):
     try:
         lexer = get_lexer_by_name(name)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         lexer = get_lexer_by_name("text")
     formatter = HtmlFormatter()