diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
index eb0d5a663..34151db22 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/macosx/Platform.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
       CommandLine toDevicePath = CommandLine.parse("/usr/sbin/system_profiler SPUSBDataType");
       executor.execute(toDevicePath);
       return new String(baos.toByteArray());
-    } catch (IOException e) {
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
       return super.preListAllCandidateDevices();
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java b/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
index 0c546d225..e340da417 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/windows/Platform.java
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ public class Platform extends processing.app.Platform {
       CommandLine toDevicePath = CommandLine.parse(listComPorts);
       executor.execute(toDevicePath);
       return new String(baos.toByteArray());
-    } catch (IOException e) {
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
       return super.preListAllCandidateDevices();
     }
   }