diff --git a/api-daemon/provisioner/examples/debootstrap_script.py b/api-daemon/provisioner/examples/debootstrap_script.py
index abd0a3ff..892b38dc 100644
--- a/api-daemon/provisioner/examples/debootstrap_script.py
+++ b/api-daemon/provisioner/examples/debootstrap_script.py
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ def install(**kwargs):
     # failures of these gracefully, should administrators forget to specify them.
     try:
         deb_release = kwargs['deb_release']
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         deb_release = "stable"
     try:
         deb_mirror = kwargs['deb_mirror']
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         deb_mirror = "http://ftp.debian.org/debian"
     try:
         deb_packages = kwargs['deb_packages'].split(',')
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         deb_packages = ["linux-image-amd64", "grub-pc", "cloud-init", "python3-cffi-backend", "wget"]
 
     # We need to know our root disk
diff --git a/daemon-common/ceph.py b/daemon-common/ceph.py
index 53324763..04fc2ab5 100644
--- a/daemon-common/ceph.py
+++ b/daemon-common/ceph.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def add_osd(zk_conn, node, device, weight):
             else:
                 message = 'ERROR: Failed to create new OSD; check node logs for details.'
                 success = False
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             message = 'ERROR: Command ignored by node.'
             success = False
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def remove_osd(zk_conn, osd_id):
             else:
                 message = 'ERROR: Failed to remove OSD; check node logs for details.'
                 success = False
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             success = False
             message = 'ERROR Command ignored by node.'
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def add_pool(zk_conn, name, pgs, replcfg):
         copies, mincopies = replcfg.split(',')
         copies = int(copies.replace('copies=', ''))
         mincopies = int(mincopies.replace('mincopies=', ''))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         copies = None
         mincopies = None
     if not copies or not mincopies:
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ def resize_volume(zk_conn, pool, name, size):
             if target_vm_conn:
                 target_vm_conn.blockResize(volume_id, int(format_bytes_fromhuman(size)[:-1]), libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCK_RESIZE_BYTES)
             target_lv_conn.close()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
     # 2. Get volume stats
diff --git a/daemon-common/cluster.py b/daemon-common/cluster.py
index 438a1e5d..5d87c666 100644
--- a/daemon-common/cluster.py
+++ b/daemon-common/cluster.py
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ def set_maintenance(zk_conn, maint_state):
         else:
             zkhandler.writedata(zk_conn, {'/maintenance': 'false'})
             return True, 'Successfully set cluster in normal mode'
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False, 'Failed to set cluster maintenance state'
 
 def getClusterInformation(zk_conn):
     # Get cluster maintenance state
     try:
         maint_state = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/maintenance')
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         maint_state = 'false'
 
     # List of messages to display to the clients
diff --git a/daemon-common/common.py b/daemon-common/common.py
index d1a4b8aa..6ee31b0c 100644
--- a/daemon-common/common.py
+++ b/daemon-common/common.py
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ def run_os_command(command_string, background=False, environment=None, timeout=N
 
     try:
         stdout = command_output.stdout.decode('ascii')
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         stdout = ''
     try:
         stderr = command_output.stderr.decode('ascii')
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         stderr = ''
     return retcode, stdout, stderr
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def validateUUID(dom_uuid):
     try:
         uuid.UUID(dom_uuid)
         return True
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False
 
 #
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def stopZKConnection(zk_conn):
 def getDomainXML(zk_conn, dom_uuid):
     try:
         xml = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/xml'.format(dom_uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return None
 
     # Parse XML using lxml.objectify
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def getDomainMainDetails(parsed_xml):
     dvcpu = str(parsed_xml.vcpu)
     try:
         dvcputopo = '{}/{}/{}'.format(parsed_xml.cpu.topology.attrib.get('sockets'), parsed_xml.cpu.topology.attrib.get('cores'), parsed_xml.cpu.topology.attrib.get('threads'))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         dvcputopo = 'N/A'
 
     return duuid, dname, ddescription, dmemory, dvcpu, dvcputopo
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def getDomainCPUFeatures(parsed_xml):
     try:
         for feature in parsed_xml.features.getchildren():
             dfeatures.append(feature.tag)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         pass
 
     return dfeatures
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def getDomainDisks(parsed_xml, stats_data):
             disk_stats_list = [x for x in stats_data.get('disk_stats', []) if x.get('name') == disk_attrib.get('name')]
             try:
                 disk_stats = disk_stats_list[0]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 disk_stats = {}
 
             if disk_type == 'network':
@@ -225,19 +225,19 @@ def getInformationFromXML(zk_conn, uuid):
 
     try:
         domain_node_limit = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/node_limit'.format(uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         domain_node_limit = None
     try:
         domain_node_selector = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/node_selector'.format(uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         domain_node_selector = None
     try:
         domain_node_autostart = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/node_autostart'.format(uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         domain_node_autostart = None
     try:
         domain_migration_method = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/migration_method'.format(uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         domain_migration_method = None
 
     if not domain_node_limit:
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ def getInformationFromXML(zk_conn, uuid):
 
     try:
         domain_profile = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/profile'.format(uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         domain_profile = None
 
     parsed_xml = getDomainXML(zk_conn, uuid)
 
     try:
         stats_data = loads(zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/stats'.format(uuid)))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         stats_data = {}
 
     domain_uuid, domain_name, domain_description, domain_memory, domain_vcpu, domain_vcputopo = getDomainMainDetails(parsed_xml)
@@ -316,24 +316,24 @@ def getDomainNetworks(parsed_xml, stats_data):
         if device.tag == 'interface':
             try:
                 net_type = device.attrib.get('type')
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 net_type = None
             try:
                 net_mac = device.mac.attrib.get('address')
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 net_mac = None
             try:
                 net_bridge = device.source.attrib.get(net_type)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 net_bridge = None
             try:
                 net_model = device.model.attrib.get('type')
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 net_model = None
             try:
                 net_stats_list = [x for x in stats_data.get('net_stats', []) if x.get('bridge') == net_bridge]
                 net_stats = net_stats_list[0]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 net_stats = {}
             net_rd_bytes = net_stats.get('rd_bytes', 0)
             net_rd_packets = net_stats.get('rd_packets', 0)
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def getPrimaryNode(zk_conn):
     while True:
         try:
             primary_node = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/primary_node')
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             primary_node == 'none'
 
         if primary_node == 'none':
@@ -420,13 +420,13 @@ def findTargetNode(zk_conn, dom_uuid):
         node_limit = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/node_limit'.format(dom_uuid)).split(',')
         if not any(node_limit):
             node_limit = None
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         node_limit = None
 
     # Determine VM search field or use default; set config value if read fails
     try:
         search_field = zkhandler.readdata(zk_conn, '/domains/{}/node_selector'.format(dom_uuid))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         search_field = 'mem'
 
     # Execute the search
diff --git a/daemon-common/network.py b/daemon-common/network.py
index 687c9fa4..cfc2c39a 100644
--- a/daemon-common/network.py
+++ b/daemon-common/network.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ def remove_dhcp_reservation(zk_conn, network, reservation):
     # Remove the entry from zookeeper
     try:
         zkhandler.deletekey(zk_conn, '/networks/{}/dhcp4_{}/{}'.format(net_vni, lease_type_zk, match_description))
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False, 'ERROR: Failed to write to Zookeeper!'
 
     return True, 'DHCP {} "{}" removed successfully!'.format(lease_type_human, match_description)
diff --git a/daemon-common/vm.py b/daemon-common/vm.py
index a6cb1730..e358be1c 100644
--- a/daemon-common/vm.py
+++ b/daemon-common/vm.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def flush_locks(zk_conn, domain):
             else:
                 message = 'ERROR: Failed to flush locks on VM "{}"; check node logs for details.'.format(domain)
                 success = False
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             message = 'ERROR: Command ignored by node.'
             success = False
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def define_vm(zk_conn, config_data, target_node, node_limit, node_selector, node
     # Parse the XML data
     try:
         parsed_xml = lxml.objectify.fromstring(config_data)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False, 'ERROR: Failed to parse XML data.'
     dom_uuid = parsed_xml.uuid.text
     dom_name = parsed_xml.name.text
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def modify_vm(zk_conn, domain, restart, new_vm_config):
     # Parse and valiate the XML
     try:
         parsed_xml = lxml.objectify.fromstring(new_vm_config)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         return False, 'ERROR: Failed to parse XML data.'
 
     # Obtain the RBD disk list using the common functions