diff --git a/plugins/log.py b/plugins/log.py
index aec84ad..dd528e9 100644
--- a/plugins/log.py
+++ b/plugins/log.py
@@ -101,11 +101,8 @@ def log(bot, input):
         if beau == '': # don't log this
             return
 
-        try:
-            print '%s %s %s' % (timestamp, input.chan, beau)
-        except Exception, e:
-            print e, timestamp, input.chan, beau
-
         if input.chan:
             fd = get_log_fd(bot.persist_dir, input.server, input.chan)
             fd.write(timestamp + ' ' + beau + '\n')
+
+        print u'%s %s %s' % (timestamp, input.chan, beau)
diff --git a/plugins/util/hook.py b/plugins/util/hook.py
index c4e0445..f6e257a 100644
--- a/plugins/util/hook.py
+++ b/plugins/util/hook.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Queue
 import thread
-
+import traceback
 
 def _isfunc(x):
     if type(x) == type(_isfunc):
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ def tee(func, **kwargs):
             input = func._iqueue.get()
             if input == StopIteration:
                 return
-            func(*input)
+            try:
+                func(*input)
+            except Exception:
+                traceback.print_exc(Exception)
 
     thread.start_new_thread(trampoline, (func,))