diff --git a/twython/api.py b/twython/api.py
index 1e786ad..102aeeb 100644
--- a/twython/api.py
+++ b/twython/api.py
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ def unicode2utf8(text):
         try:
             if is_py2 and isinstance(text, str):
                 text = text.encode('utf-8')
-        except:
+        except (UnicodeEncodeError, AttributeError):
             pass
         return text