diff --git a/hplip/clean.py b/hplip/clean.py

index 3d41f0485..569a7748a 100755

--- a/hplip/clean.py

+++ b/hplip/clean.py

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ try:

                         log.error("Cleaning not needed or supported on this device.")

                 except Error as e:

-                    log.error("An error occured: %s" % e[0])

+                    log.error("An error occured: %s" % str(e))

             else:

                 log.error("Device is busy or in an error state. Please check device and try again.")

diff --git a/hplip/ui/scrollunload.py b/hplip/ui/scrollunload.py

index fdb48e82d..dca71bf9a 100644

--- a/hplip/ui/scrollunload.py

+++ b/hplip/ui/scrollunload.py

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class ScrollUnloadView(ScrollView):

                 self.pc = photocard.PhotoCard(None, self.cur_device.device_uri, self.cur_printer)

             except Error as e:

                 QApplication.restoreOverrideCursor()

-                self.form.FailureUI(self.__tr("An error occured: %s" % e[0]))

+                self.form.FailureUI(self.__tr("An error occured: %s" % str(e)))

                 self.cleanup(EVENT_PCARD_UNABLE_TO_MOUNT)

                 return False

diff --git a/hplip/ui4/wifisetupdialog.py b/hplip/ui4/wifisetupdialog.py

index 4beb2e9da..76a7ba644 100644

--- a/hplip/ui4/wifisetupdialog.py

+++ b/hplip/ui4/wifisetupdialog.py

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class WifiSetupDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):

             try:

                 self.dev = device.Device(self.device_uri)

             except Error as e:

-                FailureUI(self, self.__tr("<b>Error opening device:</b><p>%s</p><p>(%s)</p>") %(self.device_uri, QString(e[0])))

+                FailureUI(self, self.__tr("<b>Error opening device:</b><p>%s</p><p>(%s)</p>") %(self.device_uri, QString(str(e))))

                 if self.dev is not None:

                     self.dev.close()

@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ class WifiSetupDialog(QDialog, Ui_Dialog):

     def showIOError(self, e):

-        FailureUI(self, self.__tr("<b>An I/O error occurred.</b><p>Please check the USB connection to your printer and try again.</p>(%s)" % QString(e[0])))

+        FailureUI(self, self.__tr("<b>An I/O error occurred.</b><p>Please check the USB connection to your printer and try again.</p>(%s)" % QString(str(e))))

         if self.dev is not None:

             self.dev.close()