diff --git a/src/asyncoreDrivers.py b/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
index 61796d426..ed3b70116 100644
--- a/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
+++ b/src/asyncoreDrivers.py
@@ -101,15 +101,11 @@ class AsyncoreDriver(asynchat.async_chat, object):
         msg = ircmsgs.IrcMsg(self.buffer)
         #log.debug('Time to parse IrcMsg: %s', time.time()-start)
         self.buffer = ''
-        try:
-            self.irc.feedMsg(msg)
-        except:
-            log.exception('Uncaught exception outside Irc object:')
+        self.irc.feedMsg(msg)
 
     def handle_close(self):
         self.scheduleReconnect()
         self.die()
-
     reconnect = handle_close
 
     def handle_connect(self):
diff --git a/src/socketDrivers.py b/src/socketDrivers.py
index 9212987f6..dab4aeb5c 100644
--- a/src/socketDrivers.py
+++ b/src/socketDrivers.py
@@ -113,10 +113,7 @@ class SocketDriver(drivers.IrcDriver):
                 start = time.time()
                 msg = ircmsgs.IrcMsg(line)
                 #log.debug('Time to parse IrcMsg: %s', time.time()-start)
-                try:
-                    self.irc.feedMsg(msg)
-                except:
-                    log.exception('Uncaught exception outside Irc object:')
+                self.irc.feedMsg(msg)
         except socket.timeout:
             pass
         except socket.error, e:
@@ -164,6 +161,7 @@ class SocketDriver(drivers.IrcDriver):
         self.reconnectWaitPeriodsIndex = 0
         
     def _checkAndWriteOrReconnect(self):
+        log.debug('Checking whether we are connected.')
         (_, w, _) = select.select([], [self.conn], [], 0)
         if w:
             log.info('Socket is writable, it might be connected.')