diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 03c683b844..ce618cafb4 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ class LaxOptionParser(OptionParser):
                     # either way, add it to the args list so we can keep
                     # dealing with options
                     del rargs[0]
-                    raise error
+                    raise Exception
             except:
                 largs.append(arg)