diff --git a/pcbnew/swig/python_scripting.cpp b/pcbnew/swig/python_scripting.cpp
index 0f98bdcd44..d59f4a5554 100644
--- a/pcbnew/swig/python_scripting.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/swig/python_scripting.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,15 @@ wxString PyErrStringWithTraceback()
 
     PyErr_Fetch( &type, &value, &traceback );
 
+    PyErr_NormalizeException( &type, &value, &traceback);
+    if (traceback == NULL) {
+        traceback = Py_None;
+        Py_INCREF( traceback );
+    }
+
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+    PyException_SetTraceback(value, traceback);
+
     PyObject* tracebackModuleString = PyUnicode_FromString( "traceback" );
 #else
     PyObject* tracebackModuleString = PyString_FromString( "traceback" );
diff --git a/scripting/kicadplugins.i b/scripting/kicadplugins.i
index a7550ebf91..b828327ee4 100644
--- a/scripting/kicadplugins.i
+++ b/scripting/kicadplugins.i
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ def LoadOnePlugin(Dirname, ModuleName):
         if NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS != "" :
             NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS += "\n"
         NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS += module_filename
-        FULL_BACK_TRACE += traceback.format_exc(sys.exc_info())
-        pass
+        FULL_BACK_TRACE += traceback.format_exc()
 
 
 
@@ -154,8 +153,7 @@ def LoadOneSubdirPlugin(Dirname, SubDirname):
                 if NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS != "" :
                     NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS += "\n"
                 NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS += fullPath
-                FULL_BACK_TRACE += traceback.format_exc(sys.exc_info())
-                pass
+                FULL_BACK_TRACE += traceback.format_exc()
 
         else:
             if NOT_LOADED_WIZARDS != "" :