diff --git a/salt/client/__init__.py b/salt/client/__init__.py
index f7f007903d..1a7aa10956 100644
--- a/salt/client/__init__.py
+++ b/salt/client/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import salt.utils.verify
 import salt.utils.jid
 import salt.syspaths as syspaths
 from salt.exceptions import (
-    EauthAuthenticationError, SaltInvocationError, SaltReqTimeoutError
+    EauthAuthenticationError, SaltInvocationError, SaltReqTimeoutError, SaltClientError
 )
 import salt.ext.six as six
 
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ class LocalClient(object):
 
         try:
             data = self.returners['{0}.get_jid'.format(self.opts['master_job_cache'])](jid)
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:
             raise SaltClientError('Could not examine master job cache. '
                                   'Error occured in {0} returner. '
                                   'Exception details: {1}'.format(self.opts['master_job_cache'],