diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index 91af147aefb..99c6e425717 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ per-file-ignores =
     gui/wxpython/animation/g.gui.animation.py: E501
     gui/wxpython/tplot/g.gui.tplot.py: E501
     gui/wxpython/iclass/g.gui.iclass.py: E501
-    gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py: E722
     gui/wxpython/mapdisp/main.py: E722
     gui/wxpython/mapdisp/test_mapdisp.py: E501
     gui/wxpython/mapswipe/g.gui.mapswipe.py: E501
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py b/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
index c12fb22860f..52b8a87270d 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/location_wizard/wizard.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def OnSearch(self, event):
             self.proj, self.projdesc = self.projlist.Search(
                 index=[0, 1], pattern=search_str
             )
-        except:
+        except (IndexError, ValueError):
             self.proj = self.projdesc = ""
 
         event.Skip()
@@ -1188,15 +1188,15 @@ def OnDText(self, event):
             self.datumparams = self.parent.datums[self.datum][2]
             try:
                 self.datumparams.remove("dx=0.0")
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 pass
             try:
                 self.datumparams.remove("dy=0.0")
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 pass
             try:
                 self.datumparams.remove("dz=0.0")
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 pass
 
             nextButton.Enable(True)
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ def OnDSearch(self, event):
             self.datum, self.ellipsoid, self.datumdesc = self.datumlist.Search(
                 index=[0, 1, 2], pattern=search_str
             )
-        except:
+        except (IndexError, ValueError):
             self.datum = self.datumdesc = self.ellipsoid = ""
 
         event.Skip()
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ def OnSearch(self, event):
                 self.ellipseparams = self.parent.ellipsoids[self.ellipse][1]
             else:
                 self.ellipseparams = self.parent.planetary_ellipsoids[self.ellipse][1]
-        except:
+        except (IndexError, ValueError, KeyError):
             self.ellipse = self.ellipsedesc = self.ellipseparams = ""
 
         event.Skip()
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ def OnText(self, event):
         self.epsgcode = event.GetString()
         try:
             self.epsgcode = int(self.epsgcode)
-        except:
+        except ValueError:
             self.epsgcode = None
 
         nextButton = wx.FindWindowById(wx.ID_FORWARD)
@@ -2558,7 +2558,7 @@ def __readData(self):
                     plist.append(p)
                 self.projections[proj.lower().strip()] = (projdesc.strip(), plist)
                 self.projdesc[proj.lower().strip()] = projdesc.strip()
-            except:
+            except (ValueError, IndexError):
                 continue
         f.close()
 
@@ -2620,7 +2620,7 @@ def __readData(self):
             try:
                 pparam, datatype, proj4term, desc = line.split(":")
                 self.paramdesc[pparam] = (datatype, proj4term, desc)
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 continue
         f.close()