diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 056f336decc..e5adf620aeb 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
     Marty Alchin <gulopine@gamemusic.org>
     Daniel Alves Barbosa de Oliveira Vaz <danielvaz@gmail.com>
     AgarFu <heaven@croasanaso.sytes.net>
+    Collin Anderson <cmawebsite@gmail.com>
     Andreas
     andy@jadedplanet.net
     Fabrice Aneche <akh@nobugware.com>
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/base.py b/django/core/handlers/base.py
index 17a24d6f605..7f68946f3d4 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/base.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/base.py
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
         except SystemExit:
             pass # See http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/1023
         except: # Handle everything else, including SuspiciousOperation, etc.
+            # Get the exception info now, in case another exception is thrown later.
+            exc_info = sys.exc_info()
+            receivers = dispatcher.send(signal=signals.got_request_exception, request=request)
             if settings.DEBUG:
                 from django.views import debug
-                return debug.technical_500_response(request, *sys.exc_info())
+                return debug.technical_500_response(request, *exc_info)
             else:
-                # Get the exception info now, in case another exception is thrown later.
-                exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-                receivers = dispatcher.send(signal=signals.got_request_exception, request=request)
                 # When DEBUG is False, send an error message to the admins.
                 subject = 'Error (%s IP): %s' % ((request.META.get('REMOTE_ADDR') in settings.INTERNAL_IPS and 'internal' or 'EXTERNAL'), request.path)
                 try: