diff --git a/powerline/bindings/vim/plugin/powerline.vim b/powerline/bindings/vim/plugin/powerline.vim
index 947db8b4..9ce6b484 100644
--- a/powerline/bindings/vim/plugin/powerline.vim
+++ b/powerline/bindings/vim/plugin/powerline.vim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ function! s:CriticalError(message)
 endfunction
 
 if ! has('python') && ! has('python3')
-	call s:CriticalError('You need vim compiled with Python 2.7 or 3.3+ support
+	call s:CriticalError('You need vim compiled with Python 2.7 or 3.2+ support
 		\ for Powerline to work. Please consult the documentation for more details.')
 	finish
 endif
@@ -28,12 +28,15 @@ catch
 	exec s:powerline_pycmd 'sys.path.append(vim.eval(''expand("<sfile>:h:h:h:h:h")''))'
 	try
 		exec s:powerline_pycmd s:import_cmd
-	catch
-		call s:CriticalError('An error occured while importing the Powerline package.
-			\ This could be caused by an invalid sys.path setting, or by an incompatible
-			\ Python version (Powerline requires Python 2.7 or 3.3+ to work). Please consult
-			\ the troubleshooting section in the documentation for possible solutions.')
-		finish
+		let s:launched = 1
+	finally
+		if !exists('s:launched')
+			call s:CriticalError('An error occured while importing the Powerline package.
+				\ This could be caused by an invalid sys.path setting, or by an incompatible
+				\ Python version (Powerline requires Python 2.7 or 3.2+ to work). Please consult
+				\ the troubleshooting section in the documentation for possible solutions.')
+			finish
+		endif
 	endtry
 endtry
 exec s:powerline_pycmd 'powerline = VimPowerline()'