diff --git a/hues/console.py b/hues/console.py
index 4d11e73..5e7e2cb 100644
--- a/hues/console.py
+++ b/hues/console.py
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
 CONFIG_FNAME = '.hues.yml'
 
-if sys.version_info.major == 2:
-  class FileNotFoundError(IOError):
-    '''Implement FileNotFoundError in Python 2'''
-
 
 class InvalidConfiguration(Exception):
   '''Raise when configuration is invalid.'''
@@ -39,7 +35,7 @@ def _load(cdir, recurse=False):
           if type(conf) is not dict:
             raise InvalidConfiguration('Configuration at %s is not a dictionary.' % confl)
           return conf
-      except FileNotFoundError:
+      except EnvironmentError:
         parent = os.path.dirname(cdir)
         if recurse and parent != cdir:
           return _load(parent, recurse=True)