diff --git a/server/extension/sql/50_namedplaces.sql b/server/extension/sql/50_namedplaces.sql
index 338591d..ca9196e 100644
--- a/server/extension/sql/50_namedplaces.sql
+++ b/server/extension/sql/50_namedplaces.sql
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ---- cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(city_name text)
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(username text, orgname text, city_name text)
 RETURNS Geometry AS $$
+  import spiexceptions
   try:
     mapzen_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_mapzen_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3) as point;", ["text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(mapzen_plan, [username, orgname, city_name])[0]['point']
-  except BaseException as e:
+  except spiexceptions.ExternalRoutineException as e:
     internal_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_internal_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3) as point;", ["text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(internal_plan, [username, orgname, city_name])[0]['point']
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
@@ -12,10 +13,11 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 ---- cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(city_name text, country_name text)
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(username text, orgname text, city_name text, country_name text)
 RETURNS Geometry AS $$
+  import spiexceptions
   try:
     mapzen_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_mapzen_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3, NULL, $4) as point;", ["text", "text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(mapzen_plan, [username, orgname, city_name, country_name])[0]['point']
-  except BaseException as e:
+  except spiexceptions.ExternalRoutineException as e:
     internal_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_internal_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3, NULL, $4) as point;", ["text", "text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(internal_plan, [username, orgname, city_name, country_name])[0]['point']
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
@@ -23,10 +25,11 @@ $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;
 ---- cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(city_name text, admin1_name text, country_name text)
 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION cdb_dataservices_server.cdb_geocode_namedplace_point(username text, orgname text, city_name text, admin1_name text, country_name text)
 RETURNS Geometry AS $$
+  import spiexceptions
   try:
     mapzen_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_mapzen_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) as point;", ["text", "text", "text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(mapzen_plan, [username, orgname, city_name, admin1_name, country_name])[0]['point']
-  except BaseException as e:
+  except spiexceptions.ExternalRoutineException as e:
     internal_plan = plpy.prepare("SELECT cdb_dataservices_server._cdb_internal_geocode_namedplace($1, $2, $3, $4, $5) as point;", ["text", "text", "text", "text", "text"])
     return plpy.execute(internal_plan, [username, orgname, city_name, admin1_name, country_name])[0]['point']
 $$ LANGUAGE plpythonu;