diff --git a/wrap/Constructor.cpp b/wrap/Constructor.cpp
index 1c9f83df8..429164e1b 100644
--- a/wrap/Constructor.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Constructor.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void Constructor::emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& pyxFile, const Class& cls) const {
     pyxFile.oss << "            self." << cls.shared_pxd_obj_in_pyx() << " = "
         << cls.shared_pxd_class_in_pyx() << "(new " << cls.pxd_class_in_pyx()
         << "(" << args.pyx_asParams() << "))\n";
-    pyxFile.oss << "        except:\n";
+    pyxFile.oss << "        except AssertionError:\n";
     pyxFile.oss << "            pass\n";
   }
 }
diff --git a/wrap/Method.cpp b/wrap/Method.cpp
index d230dee51..4c2cd2518 100644
--- a/wrap/Method.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Method.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void Method::emit_cython_pyx(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const {
       file.oss << "            " << call << "\n";
       file.oss << "            return\n";
     }
-    file.oss << "        except:\n";
+    file.oss << "        except AssertionError:\n";
     file.oss << "            pass\n";
   }
   file.oss