diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index 0226537..3c1cd88 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async def on_command_error(error, ctx):
         config.resetConnection()
         await bot.say("The connection to the MySQL server was lost! Please try your command one more time {}".format(ctx.message.author.mention))
     fmt = 'An error occurred while processing this request: ```py\n{}: {}\n```'
-    await bot.say(fmt.format(type(e).__name__, e))
+    await bot.say(fmt.format(type(error).__name__, error))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     for e in extensions: