diff --git a/linkcheck/ansicolor.py b/linkcheck/ansicolor.py
index 3aa8bb65..d03c379b 100644
--- a/linkcheck/ansicolor.py
+++ b/linkcheck/ansicolor.py
@@ -213,22 +213,17 @@ class ColoredStreamHandler (logging.StreamHandler, object):
 
         If a formatter is specified, it is used to format the record.
         The record is then written to the stream with a trailing newline
-        [N.B. this may be removed depending on feedback]. If exception
-        information is present, it is formatted using
-        traceback.print_exception and appended to the stream.
+        [N.B. this may be removed depending on feedback].
         """
         color = self.get_color(record)
-        try:
-            msg = self.format(record)
-            if not hasattr(types, "UnicodeType"): #if no unicode support...
+        msg = self.format(record)
+        if not hasattr(types, "UnicodeType"): #if no unicode support...
+            self.stream.write("%s" % msg, color=color)
+        else:
+            try:
                 self.stream.write("%s" % msg, color=color)
-            else:
-                try:
-                    self.stream.write("%s" % msg, color=color)
-                except UnicodeError:
-                    self.stream.write("%s" % msg.encode("UTF-8"),
-                                      color=color)
-            self.stream.write(os.linesep)
-            self.flush()
-        except:
-            self.handleError(record)
+            except UnicodeError:
+                self.stream.write("%s" % msg.encode("UTF-8"),
+                                  color=color)
+        self.stream.write(os.linesep)
+        self.flush()