diff --git a/lib/find-python.js b/lib/find-python.js
index e6464d12c6..a445e825b9 100644
--- a/lib/find-python.js
+++ b/lib/find-python.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ for (const majorMinor of ['39', '38', '37', '36']) {
 function getOsUserInfo () {
   try {
     return require('os').userInfo().username
-  } catch {}
+  } catch (e) {}
 }
 
 function PythonFinder (configPython, callback) {