diff --git a/endpoints/web.py b/endpoints/web.py
index df185c80e..8018b3666 100644
--- a/endpoints/web.py
+++ b/endpoints/web.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def confirm_repo_email():
 
   try:
     record = model.repository.confirm_email_authorization_for_repo(code)
-  except DataModelException as ex:
+  except model.DataModelException as ex:
     return render_page_template('confirmerror.html', error_message=ex.message)
 
   message = """
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ def confirm_email():
 
   try:
     user, new_email, old_email = model.user.confirm_user_email(code)
-  except DataModelException as ex:
+  except model.DataModelException as ex:
     return render_page_template('confirmerror.html', error_message=ex.message)
 
   if new_email: