diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
index a4de0011c..3e39943a6 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginequtescheme.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class QuteSchemeHandler(QWebEngineUrlSchemeHandler):
                 qutescheme.Error:
                     QWebEngineUrlRequestJob.RequestFailed,
             }
-            exctype = e.__type__
+            exctype = type(e)
             log.misc.exception("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
                 exctype.__name__))
             job.fail(errors[exctype])
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
index 21951b870..1c3bfff82 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/network/webkitqutescheme.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def handler(request, operation, current_url):
             qutescheme.Error:
                 QNetworkReply.InternalServerError,
         }
-        exctype = e.__type__
+        exctype = type(e)
         log.misc.exception("{} while handling qute://* URL".format(
             exctype.__name__))
         return networkreply.ErrorNetworkReply(request, str(e), errors[exctype])