diff --git a/core/includes/install.inc b/core/includes/install.inc
index 3ae0144..b81341d 100644
--- a/core/includes/install.inc
+++ b/core/includes/install.inc
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
 use Drupal\locale\Gettext;
-use Exception;
 
 /**
  * Indicates that a module has not been installed yet.
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ function install_verify_config_directory($type) {
       return TRUE;
     }
   }
-  catch (Exception $e) {
+  catch (\Exception $e) {
   }
   return FALSE;
 }