diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
index 087ebfe..a68e3b7 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ehealth2osc.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
             else:
                 continue
             #print repr(data)
-        except socket.error, msg:
+        except (socket.error, serial.serialutil.SerialException), msg:
             # got disconnected?
             print "serial socket error!!!", msg
             platform.reconnect()
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
index bea1cd8..0956078 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/ekg2osc.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def main():
                 t = platform.serial_sock.read(1)
             else:
                 continue
-        except socket.error as msg:
+        except (socket.error, serial.serialutil.SerialException), msg:
             # got disconnected?
             print "serial socket error!!!", msg
             platform.reconnect()
diff --git a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
index 707014c..2fb758d 100644
--- a/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
+++ b/sensors2osc/sensors2osc/pulse2osc.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def main():
                 t = platform.serial_sock.read(1)
             else:
                 continue
-        except socket.error as msg:
+        except (socket.error, serial.serialutil.SerialException), msg:
             # got disconnected?
             print "serial socket error!!!", msg
             platform.reconnect()