diff --git a/progressbar/__about__.py b/progressbar/__about__.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/progressbar/__about__.py
+++ b/progressbar/__about__.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ A Python Progressbar library to provide visual (yet text based) progress to
 long running operations.
 '''.strip()
 __email__ = 'wolph@wol.ph'
-__version__ = '3.5.0'
+__version__ = '3.5.1'
 __license__ = 'BSD'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2015 Rick van Hattem (Wolph)'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/WoLpH/python-progressbar'
diff --git a/progressbar/bar.py b/progressbar/bar.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/progressbar/bar.py
+++ b/progressbar/bar.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class ResizableMixin(DefaultFdMixin):
                 signal.signal(signal.SIGWINCH, self._handle_resize)
                 self.signal_set = True
             except:  # pragma: no cover
-                raise
+                pass
 
     def _handle_resize(self, signum=None, frame=None):
         'Tries to catch resize signals sent from the terminal.'
removed debug code, the exception shouldnt raise