diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
index 0de8d7730..f3618bd23 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SyndicatedContent.pm
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ sub generateFeed {
             my $singleFeed = XML::FeedPP->new($value, utf8_flag => 1);
             $feed->merge($singleFeed);
         };
-		if (my $e = WebGUI::Error->caught()) {
-			$log->error("Syndicated Content asset (".$self->getId.") has a bad feed URL (".$url."). Failed with ".$e->message);
-		}
+        if ($@) {
+            $log->error("Syndicated Content asset (".$self->getId.") has a bad feed URL (".$url."). Failed with ".$@);
+        }
 	}
 	
 	# build a new feed that matches the term the user is interested in