diff --git a/arrakis/utils/msutils.py b/arrakis/utils/msutils.py
index 844d5d28..49539232 100644
--- a/arrakis/utils/msutils.py
+++ b/arrakis/utils/msutils.py
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ def wsclean(
         logger.warning("CAUTION - square channel joining and multiscale is unstable!")
 
     for key, value in arguments.items():
-        if type(value) is bool:
+        if isinstance(value, bool):
             if value:
                 command += f" -{key.replace('_', '-')}"
         elif value:
diff --git a/scripts/compare_leakage.py b/scripts/compare_leakage.py
index 1a24b5de..53ba69e7 100644
--- a/scripts/compare_leakage.py
+++ b/scripts/compare_leakage.py
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ def interpolate(field, comp, beams, cutdir, septab, holofile, verbose=True):
             imfile = glob(
                 os.path.join(cutdir, f"{comp['Source_ID']}*beam{bm:02d}.conv.fits")
             )[0]
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(e)
             logger.critical(f"No image file for source {comp['Source_ID']} beam {bm}")
             return
 
diff --git a/scripts/spica.py b/scripts/spica.py
index e791b8d1..8d5ef92f 100755
--- a/scripts/spica.py
+++ b/scripts/spica.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@
 def mslist(cal_sb, name):
     try:
         ms = glob(f"{racs_area}/{cal_sb}/RACS_test4_1.05_{name}/*beam00_*.ms")[0]
-    except:
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(e)
         raise Exception(
             f"Can't find '{racs_area}/{cal_sb}/RACS_test4_1.05_{name}/*beam00_*.ms'"
         )