diff --git a/salt/modules/win_status.py b/salt/modules/win_status.py
index 673ac9e593..a7d1961325 100644
--- a/salt/modules/win_status.py
+++ b/salt/modules/win_status.py
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ def _get_process_info(proc):
 
 def _get_process_owner(process):
     owner = {}
-    try:
-        domain, error_code, user = process.GetOwner()
+    domain, error_code, user = process.GetOwner()
+    if not error_code:
         owner['user'] = user.encode('utf-8')
         owner['user_domain'] = domain.encode('utf-8')
-        if process.ProcessId in [0, 4] and error_code == 2:
-            # Access Denied for System Idle Process and System
-            owner['user'] = 'SYSTEM'
-            owner['user_domain'] = 'NT AUTHORITY'
-    except Exception as exc:
+    elif process.ProcessId in [0, 4] and error_code == 2:
+        # Access Denied for System Idle Process and System
+        owner['user'] = 'SYSTEM'
+        owner['user_domain'] = 'NT AUTHORITY'
+    else:
         log.warning('Error getting owner of process; PID=\'{0}\'; Error: {1}'
-                    .format(process.ProcessId, exc))
+                    .format(process.ProcessId, error_code))
 
     return owner