diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
index 15db121cb0..1c84af8009 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/metadata/meta.py
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ def metadata_from_filename(name, pat=None):
         try:
             si = match.group('series_index')
             mi.series_index = int(si)
-        except IndexError, ValueError:
+        except (IndexError, ValueError):
             pass
         try:
             si = match.group('isbn')
             mi.isbn = si
-        except IndexError, ValueError:
+        except (IndexError, ValueError):
             pass
     if not mi.title:
         mi.title = name