diff --git a/parsers/people.py b/parsers/people.py
index afb6de24..5035bbd1 100644
--- a/parsers/people.py
+++ b/parsers/people.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def who_is_this(year, possibleid):
     if possibleid.lower() in gpel:
         personexpedition = gpel[possibleid.lower()]
     else:
-        raise
+        raise ValueError
     if personexpedition:
         return personexpedition.person
     else: