diff --git a/openquake/engine/tools/make_html_report.py b/openquake/engine/tools/make_html_report.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/openquake/engine/tools/make_html_report.py
+++ b/openquake/engine/tools/make_html_report.py
@@ -186,10 +186,9 @@ def make_report(isodate='today'):
             txt = view_fullreport('fullreport', ds)
             report = html_parts(txt)
         except Exception as exc:
-            raise
             report = dict(
                 html_title='Could not generate report: %s' % cgi.escape(
-                    unicode(exc), quote=True),
+                    exc, quote=True),
                 fragment='')
 
         page = report['html_title']
Removed a debugging raise


Former-commit-id: ea0c5f<I>a3b<I>f7e<I>a4e<I>f<I>