2 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/mailman/email/message.py b/src/mailman/email/message.py
index 21bdfd30d..6ddedc48e 100644
--- a/src/mailman/email/message.py
+++ b/src/mailman/email/message.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Message(email.message.Message):
         for sender in senders:
             if not sender:
                 continue
-            if not isinstance(sender, unicode):
+            if isinstance(sender, bytes):
                 sender = sender.decode("ascii")
             clean_senders.append(sender)
         return clean_senders
diff --git a/src/mailman/email/tests/test_message.py b/src/mailman/email/tests/test_message.py
index 54519fa6b..122562d0a 100644
--- a/src/mailman/email/tests/test_message.py
+++ b/src/mailman/email/tests/test_message.py
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ Test content
         attachment = msg.get_payload()[1]
         try:
             filename = attachment.get_filename()
-        except TypeError, e:
-            raise
+        except TypeError as e:
             self.fail(e)
         self.assertEqual(filename, u"d\xe9jeuner.txt")