diff --git a/Lib/ni.py b/Lib/ni.py
index fa24d30..95c9b59 100644
--- a/Lib/ni.py
+++ b/Lib/ni.py
@@ -412,8 +412,7 @@
     try:
 	testproper()
     except:
-	sys.last_type, sys.last_value, sys.last_traceback = (
-		sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value, sys.exc_traceback)
+	sys.last_type, sys.last_value, sys.last_traceback = sys.exc_info()
 	print
 	print sys.last_type, ':', sys.last_value
 	print