diff --git a/py/test/custompdb.py b/py/test/custompdb.py
index f449e471b..0a4656384 100644
--- a/py/test/custompdb.py
+++ b/py/test/custompdb.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class Pdb(pdb.Pdb):
 
 def post_mortem(t):
     # again, a copy of the version in pdb.py
-    t = outcome.excinfo._excinfo[2]
     p = Pdb()
     p.reset()
     while t.tb_next is not None:
diff --git a/py/test/terminal/terminal.py b/py/test/terminal/terminal.py
index 6edb19c94..1af784374 100644
--- a/py/test/terminal/terminal.py
+++ b/py/test/terminal/terminal.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class TerminalSession(Session):
                 print "dispatching to ppdb", colitem
                 self.repr_failure(colitem, outcome) 
                 self.out.write('\n%s\n' % (outcome.excinfo.exconly(),))
-                py.__.test.custompdb.post_mortem(excinfo._excinfo[2])
+                py.__.test.custompdb.post_mortem(outcome.excinfo._excinfo[2])
         if isinstance(colitem, py.test.collect.Module):
             resultstring = self.repr_progress_module_result(colitem, outcome)
             if resultstring: