diff --git a/ucs-4.0-1/management/univention-management-console/scripts/univention-management-console-server b/ucs-4.0-1/management/univention-management-console/scripts/univention-management-console-server
index a4bb8f1..62fc3c8 100755
--- a/ucs-4.0-1/management/univention-management-console/scripts/univention-management-console-server
+++ b/ucs-4.0-1/management/univention-management-console/scripts/univention-management-console-server
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import string
 import socket
 import signal
 import time
+import lockfile
 
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
@@ -208,10 +209,10 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 	try:
 		umc_daemon = UMC_Daemon()
 		umc_daemon.do_action()
-	except DaemonRunnerStopFailureError, e:
-		CORE.process( 'Failed to shutdown server gracefully (may be its already dead): %s' % str( e ) )
-	except DaemonRunnerStartFailureError, e:
-		CORE.process( 'Failed to start server: %s' % str( e ) )
+	except DaemonRunnerStopFailureError as exc:
+		CORE.process('Failed to shutdown server gracefully (may be its already dead): %s' % (exc,))
+	except (lockfile.LockTimeout, DaemonRunnerStartFailureError) as exc:
+		CORE.process('Failed to start server (maybe it already runs): %s: %s' % (type(e).__name__,  exc))
 	except (SystemExit, KeyboardInterrupt):
 		raise
 	except: