diff --git a/builder/kojid b/builder/kojid
index 197fd54e..a9c8cf13 100755
--- a/builder/kojid
+++ b/builder/kojid
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class BuildRoot(object):
                     os.setregid(gid, gid)
                     os.setreuid(uid, uid)
                 os.execvp(cmd[0], cmd)
-            except Exception:
+            except BaseException:
                 # diediedie
                 print("Failed to exec mock")
                 print(''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
diff --git a/koji/daemon.py b/koji/daemon.py
index 1a758575..0167c5bc 100644
--- a/koji/daemon.py
+++ b/koji/daemon.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ def log_output(session, path, args, outfile, uploadpath, cwd=None, logerror=0, a
             if env:
                 environ.update(env)
             os.execvpe(path, args, environ)
-        except Exception:
+        except BaseException:
             msg = ''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info()))
             if fd:
                 try:
diff --git a/util/kojira b/util/kojira
index d963c9ea..f25c1af7 100755
--- a/util/kojira
+++ b/util/kojira
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class RepoManager(object):
             try:
                 rmtree(path)
                 status = 0
-            except Exception:
+            except BaseException:
                 logger.error(''.join(traceback.format_exception(*sys.exc_info())))
                 logging.shutdown()
         finally: