diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index d5390b63..51e0c32c 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ class InstanceTypeCommands(object):
         try:
             instance_types.create(name, memory, vcpus, local_gb,
                                   flavorid, swap, rxtx_quota, rxtx_cap)
-        except exception.InvalidInput:
+        except exception.InvalidInput, e:
             print "Must supply valid parameters to create instance_type"
             print e
             sys.exit(1)